Listed in Who's Who in America, 1957.
the Spingarn Medal from NAACP, 1957.
The Russwurm Award from the National Newspaper Publishers, 1957.
The Second Annual Achievment -- The Guardian Association of the Police Department of New York, 1958.
Link Magazine of New Dehli, India, listed Dr. King as one of the sixteen world leaders who had contributred most to the advancement of freedom during 1959.
Named Man of the Year by Time, 1963.
Named American of the Decade by Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Die Workers International Union, 1963.
The John F. Kennedy Award, from the Catholic Interracial Council of Chicago, 1964.
The Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. At age 35, Dr. King was the youngest man, the second American, and the third black man awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Marcus Garvey Prize for Human Rights, presented by the Jamacian Government. (posthumously) 1968.
The Rosa L. Parks Award, presented by the Southern Christian Leadrship Conference. (posthumously) 1968.
Source: LSU Libraries Louisiana State University