* Fact # 06 ) Dr . King is memorialized in thousands of statues , parks , streets , squares , churches and other public facilities around the world as a leader whose moral teachings are increasingly-relevant to the progress of humankind , if not its ultimate survival …
* Fact # 07 ) In 1963 , Dr . King was one of the driving forces behind the March for Jobs and Freedom , more commonly known as the ― March on Washington ,‖ which drew over a quarter-million people to the national mall in Washington D . C . It was at this march that King delivered his famous aforementioned ― I Have a Dream ‖ speech , which cemented his status as a social change leader and helped inspire the United States to finally begin to ensure practical civil rights for all its citizens …
* Fact # 08 ) In 1964 , Martin Luther King , Jr . became the youngest person to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize . His acceptance speech in Oslo is thought by many to be among the most powerful orations ever delivered at the event , climaxing at one point with the oft-quoted phrase ― I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality . This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant ‖ …
* Fact # 09 ) Dr . King ’ s human rights leadership emerged in the movement against South African apartheid in the early 1960 ' s , became even more prominent when he began to oppose the Vietnam War in 1965 , and continued to be viable until his assassination in 1968 – repeatedly emphasizing the fact that economic rights and human rights are necessary values for all the world ’ s citizens ; and that these liberties must be recognized as co-equal with political and civil rights ...
* Fact # 10 ) Dr . King had a considerable impact on the development of international law , most notably via the adoption in 1965 of the ― International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ‖ -- the first human rights treaty signed after the Genocide Convention 1948 . This legal precedent was clearly infused with & inspired by Dr . King ’ s teachings and the Civil Rights movement he was leading in the United States at the time ...
* Fact # 11 ) Finally , Dr . King continues to have an undeniable influence on thousands upon thousands of peacemakers & human rights advocates around the world ; many of whom openly state that he was one of the primary inspirations for their noble work . A small sample of these brave , King-inspired peacemakers – who are indeed making an enormous positive difference in our world today – include : Zainab Al Khawaja in Bahrain , Thich Nhat Hanh in France , Juan Nel in South Africa , Dina Wahba in Egypt , Kaspars Zalitis in Latvia , Shirin Ebadi in Iran , Dmitry Makarov in Russia , Elvira Fatykhova in Tatarstan , Anastasia Danilova in Moldova , Natasa Kandic in Serbia , Tolekan Ismailova in Kyrgyzstan , Yevgeny Zhovtis in Kazakhstan , Ramazan Bashardost in Afghanistan , Nurberdi Nurmamed in Turkmenistan , and Hanaa Edwar in Iraq .
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