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I think it was Martin Luther King
The first black person to receive the Nobel Peace prize was Ralph J. Bunche, who received it in 1950 for mediating the Arab-Israeli truce. Martin Luther King Junior was the second black to receive the award, which he was given in 1964 for his work in the Civil Rights Movement.
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Black Americans who have won a Nobel Peace Prize?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Desmond Tutu won a Nobel Peace Prize for peace. Toni Morrison won a Nobel Peace Price for literature.
Who was the only black woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
I think it was Rosa Parks.
Who was the first black man to win a Nobel Peace Prize?
Who Are the 8 African and African-American Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize?Ralph Bunche, 1950Albert John Lutul, 1960Martin Luther King, Jr., 1964Desmond Mpilo Tutu, shared with F.W. de Klerk, 1984Nelson Mandela, 1993Kofi Annan, shared with the UN, 2001Wangari Muta Maatha, 2004Barack Obama, 2009Read more at Suite101: Obama Third US Black Nobel Peace Prize Winner: At-a-Glance Facts: Nobel Peace Award and African-Americans, Africanshttp://www.suite101.com/content/obama-second-us-black-nobel-peace-prize-winner-a157232#ixzz1AvdR6Wmr
Black American who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1949?
Lord John-Boyd Orr of Brechin-----------------Added; As noted in the above answer - the winner of the 1949 Nobel Peace Prize was a Caucasian and a British subject.
Who is the second black man to win Nobel Peace Prize?
martin Luther king jr
What black was Awarded Nobel Peace Prize?
Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela
Who is the first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
Ralph J. Bunche in 1950
Who was the first black person to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Ralph Bunche (1903-1971) was the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace Prize, in 1950. In 1949, Bunche successfully negotiated a truce to the Arab-Israeli conflict. For his work as a mediator for a peaceful resolution, Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Bunche gave the Nobel lecture in Oslo, Norway, in which he said, "If today we speak of peace, we also speak of the united Nations, for in this year, peace and the United Nations have become inseparable...who could be so unseeing as not to realize that in modern war, victory is illusory; that the harvest of war can be only misery, destruction, and degradation?"
Who won Nobel Peace Prize for dynamite?
The person asking this question might be a little confused. Alfred Nobel invented dynamite, and because he felt sad and guilty because of its destructive effects, he established the Nobel peace prize. The peace prize (and four others) were were created and funded by Nobel's will, and were not awarded until a few years after his death.
How many African Americans have won the Nobel Peace Prize?
Four including Barack Obama.Ralph Bunche received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for a series of armistice agreements he mediated between Israel and ( Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria).Dr. Martin Luther King won the Peace Prize in 1963 for negotiating an end to the conflict between African Americans and Whites in Birmingham, Alabama.President Barac Obama won the Nobel Prize in 2009 for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.Toni Morrison, became the first African American woman to win the nobel prize, In 1993, when she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. She was also the first black woman to win the nobel prize, Followed by Wangari maathai of Nigeria, who won the Nobel peace prize in 2004.
What are Jimmy Carters acheivments?
he became president he was fair to black and white people and he won a nobel peace prize in 2002
Who are the black Nobel Prize winners?
In the Peace category ( sometimes erroneously ALL Nobel awards are classed as Peac Prizes- not so. = Well the two Black Peace Laureates to date are Ralph Bunche and Dr. Martin Luther King, the latter in l962. to the best of my knowledge no Black person has ever been awarded any of the Nobel Scientific prizes- in the categories, of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine and physiology ( one category) or the economics prize.
