Who won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing civil rights through nonviolent resistance?

Martin Luther King Jr. won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing civil rights through nonviolent resistance. He was recognized for leading campaigns against racial segregation and discrimination in the United States.

King accepted the prize in Oslo on 10 December 1964. At age 35, he was the youngest recipient of the award at that time. He donated the prize money to the civil rights movement rather than keeping it personally.

His leadership included the Montgomery bus boycott, the Birmingham campaign, and the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law during the same year as his Nobel award.

King’s methods were influenced by Christian teachings and Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolent action. Nelson Mandela later received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, while Desmond Tutu won it in 1984.