Did you know that it was not until 1950 that a Black person was a recipient. An African American from Detroit, Dr. Ralph J. Bunche was the first black man to receive the distinguished prize for his work as a United Nations mediator; his efforts led to the 1949 Arab-Israeli armistice agreement.
Did you know that in 1964 that Martin Luther King Jr. had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1964. King became the youngest person in history to win the peace prize, he was 35. He also donated the $54,000 cash award to the civil rights movement. Did you know that he also won a Grammy after his death in 1970?
Did you know that Obama won a Grammy and Nobel Peace prize and roughly $1.4 million which he will donate to charity.
Did you know that 797 people have won the Nobel Prize so far. Among them, 765 are men and 32 are women.
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