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Description:Text transcribed from caption: PC-34393 RIGHTS LEADERS PUSHED OFF ROAD HERNANDO, Miss. -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and other Negro civil rights leaders, are pushed off the road at they resume a voters march begun by James Meredith. Later they continued their walk, marching single file along the highway’s shoulder. Mr. Meredith was short from ambush by a white man as he was marching from Memphis, Tenn., to Jackson, capital of Mississippi, in an effort to encourage Negro voting in the state’s primary election. Religious leaders were quick to condemn the shooting and called for greater efforts in behalf of Negro voting rights. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (B-6B-66-NAB)Creator:Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.Topics:Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Mississippi--Hernando., Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Hernando., Voter registration--Mississippi., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Baptists., Clergy--Mississippi--Hernando., African American clergy--Mississippi--Hernando., Police--Mississippi--Hernando.Geographic subjects:United States--Race relations., Hernando (Miss.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358344
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Title:Description:Text transcribed from caption: #61450 HEADS TOGETHER…BIRMINGHAM The “Big Three” of the Civil Rights Movement get their heads together here just before releasing their statement that accord had been reached on their grievances. L-R: Martin Luther King, Jr; Fred Shuttleworth; Ralph Abernathy 5-10-63Creator:Religious News Service. (publisher)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011., Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990.Topics:Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights workers--Alabama--Birmingham., Civil rights demonstrations--Alabama--Birmingham., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Clergy--Alabama--Birmingham., African American clergy--Alabama--Birmingham.Geographic subjects:United States--Race relations., Birmingham (Ala.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358338
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Description:Text transcribed from caption: PC-31915 DR. KING RECEIVES NOBEL PEACE PRIZE OSLO -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., of Atlanta, Ga., noted Negro integration leader, is congratulated by Norway’s Crown Prince Harald (left) and King Olav after being presented with the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. Looking on is his wife, Mrs. Coretta King. Dr. King, a Baptist minister, was honored for his non-violent leadership in the civil rights movement. He said he was accepting the award on behalf of the movement and “all men who love peace and brotherhood.” Earlier he had announced that the prize money, about $54,000 would go to aid the struggle for social justice. Dr. King is founder and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, dedicated to promoting equal rights. He is the second American Negro and the youngest person--at 35--to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (U-12B-64-NAB)Creator:United Press International. (publisher)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Harald V, King of Norway, 1937-, Olav V, King of Norway, 1903-1991., King, Corretta Scott, 1927-2006., Southern Christian Leadership Conference.Topics:Civil rights workers--Norway--Oslo., Nobel Prize winners--Norway--Oslo., Award presentations--Norway--Oslo., Civil rights movements--United States., African American civil rights workers--Norway--Oslo.Geographic subjects:Oslo (Norway)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356693
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Description:Text transcribed from caption: PC-31907 DR. KING HAILS ARRESTS IN MISSISSIPPI NEW YORK -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., hailed the arrest of 21 white men in Mississippi in connection with the slaying of three civil rights workers as a “first step toward justice” which renewed his faith in democracy. The Baptist clergyman and 1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner for his advocacy of nonviolence in the civil rights effort displays photographs of the three young men slain last June 21 near Philadelphia, Miss. They are (from left to right): Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (U-NY-12B-64-NBM)Creator:United Press International. (publisher)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Mississippi Freedom Project., Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964--Assassination., Chaney, James Earl, 1943-1964--Assassination., Schwerner, Michael Henry, 1939-1964--Assassination.Topics:Civil rights movements--United States., Arraignment--Mississippi--Meridian., Press conferences--New York (State)--New York., Nobel Prize winners--New York (State)--New York., Civil rights workers--New York (State)--New York., African American civil rights workers--New York (State)--New York.Geographic subjects:New York (N.Y.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356692
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Description:Text transcribed from caption: PC-31714 DR. KING WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE ATLANTA, Ga. -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who has led the non-violent movement for civil rights in America for some ten years, was named to receive the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. The noted Baptist minister received the news from his wife by phone while at St. Joseph’s Infirmary, a Catholic hospital in Atlanta, where he had gone for a physical check-up. He said that “every penny” of the award money -- expected to be more than $54,000 -- would go for the civil rights movement. Dr. King is founder and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, dedicated to promoting equal rights for all Negroes. He is the second American Negro and the youngest person -- at 35 -- to win the Nobel Peace Prize. In September, Dr. King was received by Pope Paul VI in private audience at the Vatican. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-10C-64-NAB)Creator:Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., St. Joseph’s Infirmary (Atlanta, Ga.)Topics:Nobel Prize winners--Georgia--Atlanta., African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta., African American clergy--Georgia--Atlanta., Catholic hospitals--Georgia--Atlanta.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356667
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Title:Description:Text transcribed from caption: P-31937 DR. KING PREACHES IN LONDON LONDON -- The doctrine of “black supremacy” is as dangerous as “white supremacy,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., declared as he became the first non-Anglican to preach in the historic St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. The Baptist clergyman gave the sermon during his overseas tour to receive the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for his civil rights efforts. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PP-NY-12C-64-NBM)Creator:Pictorial Parade, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., St. Paul’s Cathedral (London, England)Topics:Baptists--England--London., Clergy--England--London., Civil rights workers--England--London., Sermons--England--London., Nobel Prize winners--England--London., African American civil rights workers--England--London.Geographic subjects:London (England)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356660
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Description:Text transcribed from caption: P-31930 BREAKFAST IN BED FOR DR. KING STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, relaxes in Stockholm, Sweden, and is served breakfast in bed by Christina Bernstrom, “Lucia Light Queen” at his hotel. The 18-year-old girl wears an ancient costume dating back to Viking times and a crown of lighted candles. Sweden’s Festival of St. Lucia traditionally opens Christmas celebrations across the nation. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (U-NY-12C-64-NBM)Creator:United Press International. (publisher)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Bernstrom, Christina.Topics:Nobel Prize winners--Sweden--Stockholm., Civil rights workers--Sweden--Stockholm., Saint Lucy's Day--Sweden--Stockholm.Geographic subjects:Stockholm (Sweden)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356656
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Description:Text transcribed from caption: P-31724 DR. KING SPEAKS AT EPISCOPALIAN MEETING ST. LOUIS -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., just before being notified that he had won the Nobel Peace Prize, addressed a dinner meeting of the unofficial Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, held in connection with the 61st General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Welcoming the noted Negro integration leader are Bishop George Cadigan of Missouri (left) and the Rev. John Morris, executive director of ESCRU. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PEC-SL-10D-64-NBM)Creator:Episcopal Church. National Council. (publisher)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Episcopal Church--Congresses., Episcopal Church--Bishops., Episcopal Church--Clergy., Cadigan, George L. (George Leslie), 1910-, Morris, John.Topics:Clergy--Missouri--Saint Louis., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Episcopal Church., Nobel Prize winners--Missouri--Saint Louis., Congresses and conventions--Missouri--Saint Louis.Geographic subjects:Saint Louis (Mo.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356620
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Title:Description:Text transcribed from caption: C-31702 METHODIST COVER STORY The new format of the Michigan Christian Advocate, introduced in its Oct. 8 issue, featured a cover photograph of Pope Paul VI’s meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., U.S. Baptist minister and integration leader. Official newsmagazine for Methodists in Michigan and now in its 90th year, the Advocate is one of many influential Protestant publications whose news columns are ecumenical in the sense that all phases of Christian work, Protestant and Catholic, are covered. In this picture, the Pope and Dr. King are flanked by Msgr. Paul C. Marcinkus of Chicago and the Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy of Atlanta, Ga. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (FRE-NY-10C-64-W)Creator:ANSA (Organization) (publisher)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Marcinkus, Paul Casimir, 1922-2006., Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Chicago (Ill.)Topics:Baptists--Clergy., Magazine covers--Michigan., Interdenominational cooperation., Ecumenical movement., African American civil rights workers--United States., Civil rights workers--United States., Popes., Periodicals--Publishing--Michigan.Geographic subjects:Michigan.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356529
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Creator:Episcopal Church. National Council. (author)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Episcopal Church--Congresses., Episcopal Church--Bishops., Episcopal Church--Clergy., Cadigan, George L. (George Leslie), 1910-, Morris, John.Topics:Clergy--Missouri--Saint Louis., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Episcopal Church., Nobel Prize winners--Missouri--Saint Louis., Congresses and conventions--Missouri--Saint Louis.Geographic subjects:Saint Louis (Mo.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356490
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Title:Creator:United Press International. (author)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Bernstrom, Christina.Topics:Nobel Prize winners--Sweden--Stockholm., Civil rights workers--Sweden--Stockholm., Saint Lucy's Day--Sweden--Stockholm.Geographic subjects:Stockholm (Sweden)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356469
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Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., St. Paul’s Cathedral (London, England)Topics:Baptists--England--London., Clergy--England--London., Civil rights workers--England--London., Sermons--England--London., Nobel Prize winners--England--London., African American civil rights workers--England--London.Geographic subjects:London (England)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356379
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Description:Text transcribed from caption: PC-32110 ATLANTA CITIZENS HONOR DR. KING ATLANTA -- Dr. Martin Luther King’s young daughter, Yolande, stands on tip-toe but isn’t quite tall enough to see over the table decorations as she tries to have a word with her parents. The occasion was a testimonial dinner for the noted Negro integration leader in recognition of his winning the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. The dinner was attended by a sell-out audience of 1,500 guests, about half of them white. It was sponsored by about 100 leading religious and civic residents of Atlanta, where Dr. King was born and where he is co-pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist church. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (U-2A-65-NAB)Creator:United Press International. (publisher)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006., King, Yolanda.Topics:Nobel Prize winners--Georgia--Atlanta., Civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta., Clergy--Georgia--Atlanta., African American clergy--Georgia--Atlanta., Spouses of clergy--Georgia--Atlanta., Children of clergy--Georgia--Atlanta.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355939
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Description:Text transcribed from caption: PC-32069 WHITE SEGREGATIONIST ATTACKS DR. KING SELMA, Ala. -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is confronted by a white segregationist outside the Dallas County Court House in Selma, Ala. The man later punched and kicked the noted Negro integration leader as he registered at a previously segregated hotel. The attacker was James Robinson, 26, of Birmingham, Ala., a member of the segregationist National States Rights Party. Police quickly seized Mr. Robinson and charged him with assault and disturbing the peace. Dr. King said later he was not hurt by the attack, suffering only a headache. The 1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner and leading advocate of the non-violent movement against discrimination was in Selma to assist a voter registration drive. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-1C-65-NAB)Creator:Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Robinson, Jimmy George.Topics:Civil rights workers--Alabama--Selma., Civil rights movements--United States., Segregation--Alabama--Selma.Geographic subjects:Selma (Ala.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355931
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Description:Text transcribed from caption: P-31984 DR. KING ADDRESSES METHODIST STUDENTS LINCOLN, Neb. -- Youth leaders greet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who addressed 3,500 delegates attending the Eighth Quadrennial Conference of the Methodist Student Movement in Lincoln, Neb. Shown with the noted Negro Baptist integration leader are, from left: Dave Chapman of Arizona State University, Frank Mitchell of Dickinson College, and Daisy L. Capers of Florida A&M. Dr. King, 1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner, called on the students and their campus religious leaders to become “involved participants in this great struggle” for social justice. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (FRE-1A-65-NAB)Creator:Methodist Information (Lincoln, Neb.) (publisher)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Methodist Student Movement--Congresses., Methodist Student Movement., Chapman, Dave., Arizona State University--Students., Mitchell, Frank., Dickinson College--Students., Capers, Daisy L., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University--Students.Topics:Civil rights workers--Nebraska--Lincoln., Nobel Prize winners--Nebraska--Lincoln., Congresses and conventions--Nebraska--Lincoln., Methodists--Nebraska--Lincoln., Civil rights movements--United States., College students--Nebraska--Lincoln., Women college students--Nebraska--Lincoln., African American college students--Nebraska--Lincoln.Geographic subjects:Lincoln (Neb.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355891
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Creator:Methodist Information (Lincoln, Neb.) (author)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Methodist Student Movement--Congresses., Methodist Student Movement., Chapman, Dave., Arizona State University--Students., Mitchell, Frank., Dickinson College--Students., Capers, Daisy L., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University--Students.Topics:Civil rights workers--Nebraska--Lincoln., Nobel Prize winners--Nebraska--Lincoln., Congresses and conventions--Nebraska--Lincoln., Methodists--Nebraska--Lincoln., Civil rights movements--United States., College students--Nebraska--Lincoln., Women college students--Nebraska--Lincoln., African American college students--Nebraska--Lincoln.Geographic subjects:Lincoln (Neb.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355731
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Title:Creator:Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Robinson, Jimmy George.Topics:Civil rights workers--Alabama--Selma., Civil rights movements--United States., Segregation--Alabama--Selma.Geographic subjects:Selma (Ala.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355721
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Title:Description:Text transcribed from caption: P-30656 INTEGRATION LEADER WELCOMED HONOLULU -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Baptist minister and integration leader, receives traditional leis on his arrival in Hawaii. In addition to addressing University of Hawaii students, Dr. King spoke to state legislators and other government officials attending the "God and Country" service at Kawaihao church [sic. Kawaiahaʻo Church], the "Westminster Abbey" of Hawaii. His visit was sponsored jointly by the Honolulu Council of Churches and the University Associated Students. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HAW-2D-64-MH)Creator:Church World Service. (publisher)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., University of Hawaii at Manoa--Students., University of Hawaii at Manoa. Associated Students., Harada, Myra., Rollinson, Shirley.Topics:Church work with students--Hawaii--Honolulu., African American civil rights workers--Hawaii--Honolulu., African American clergy--Hawaii--Honolulu.Geographic subjects:Honolulu (Hawaii)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353819
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Title:Description:Alternate caption.Creator:Church World Service. (author)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., University of Hawaii at Manoa--Students., University of Hawaii at Manoa. Associated Students., Harada, Myra., Rollinson, Shirley.Topics:Church work with students--Hawaii--Honolulu., African American civil rights workers--Hawaii--Honolulu., African American clergy--Hawaii--Honolulu.Geographic subjects:Honolulu (Hawaii)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353461
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Title:Creator:United Press International. (publisher)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973., Oval Office (White House, Washington, D.C.)Topics:Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights workers--Washington (D.C.), Presidents--United States., Signing ceremonies--Washington (D.C.)Geographic subjects:Washington (D.C.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:350282
