On December 10, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. He was awarded this prize on behalf of his excellent work in the civil rights movement in the United States. Dr. King was awarded 273,000 Swedish Kronor for his excellent work. Yet the day before Dr. King accepted the prize, 40 churches were burned down in the city of Mississippi alone. Many other people in the cities of Birmingham, Mississippi, and Philadelphia lost their lives in the United States. Dr. King was very honored in receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, yet he knew that there was still a lot of work to be done.
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