Congressional Gold Medal for Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King

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A Congressional gold medal bestowed upon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. 2014.135a: A Congressional gold medal. One side has inscribed text surrounding a depiction of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The text reads: [Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King / Act of Congress / 2004 / For Their Service to Humanity]. The other side features an image of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change at the top and a wreath along the bottom edge. Engraved text reads: [I suggest that the philosophy and strategy of nonviolence become immediately a subject for study for serious experimentation in every field of human conflict, by no means excluding the relations between nations. This may well be mankind's last chance to choose between chaos and community.] 2014.135b: A mahogany box. The box has a glossy lacquer on the exterior.

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