Oslo

King’s campaign for freedom through nonviolent civil disobedience would win him the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. The prize honors acts "for the furtherance of brotherhood among men and to the abolishment or reduction of standing armies and for the extension of these purposes." He attended the December 10, 1964 ceremony in Oslo, Norway filled with pomp and celebration. At the time, he was 35 years old and the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Dr. King's family joined him for the award ceremony including his parents Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King, his wife Coretta Scott King, and renowned photographer, Moneta Sleet Jr, who photographed the Kings during this trip.  Others close friends that accompanied him on the trip included Andrew Young, Wyatt Tee Walker, Bayard Rustin, and Ralph Abernathy.