Profile: Desmond Tutu (1931-)
Desmond Tutu was an African Anglican cleric who in 1984 received the Nobel Prize for Peace for his role in the opposition to apartheid in South Africa. Continue reading Profile: Desmond Tutu (1931-)
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Profile: Michael Cummings (1945-)
Michael Cummings is an American artist and quilter who lives in Harlem, New York. Continue reading Profile: Michael Cummings (1945-)
Profile: Frank E. Cummings III (1938-)
Frank E. Cummings III is an artist and professor of fine arts at California State University, Fullerton. Cummings makes wood vessels and furniture using precious materials, inspired by spiritual meanings of objects in Africa. Continue reading Profile: Frank E. Cummings III (1938-)
Martin Luther King, Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize
African American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America. At 35 years of age, the Georgia-born minister was the youngest person ever to receive the award. Continue reading Martin Luther King, Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize
