Studentenalmanak 1966 - pagina 71

him as its 37th Man of the Year, stating that he

had become ,,The unchallenged voice of the Negro

people and the disquieting conscience of the white."

in 1964 Dr. King was chosen as the Nobel Peace Prize

winner. He became the youngest person ever to

receive this international honor.

Publications: Author of Stride Toward Freedom, Harper Brothers,

1958. (This book received the Ainsfield-Wolf Award

as the best book in race relations in 1958.)

Author of The Measure of a Man, the Christian Educa-

tion Press, 1959.

Author of Strength to Love, Harper Row, 1963.

Author of Why We Can't Wait, Harper Row, 1964.

(He has written articles in several theological, so-

ciological and historical journals. A biography of Dr.

King entitled. Crusader Without Violence by Lawrence

D. Reddick, traces his life story from birth in Atlanta

through his leadership in the Montgomery Movement

and the civil rights struggle. It is also published by

Harper and Row.)

Travel: He has travelled extensively in Europe, Asia, South

America and Africa. In 1957, at the invitation of the

Prime Minister he attended the mdependence cele-

bration of Ghana, West Africa. He has lectured in

more than two hundred colleges and universities In

the United States.

Het ere-doctoraat werd verleend op grond van zijn uitstekende ver-

diensten in de strijd der ontrechte of rechteloze, in ieder geval niet

gelijk berechtigde rassen.

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