==奖励和表彰==

金一生被各学院和大学授予了至少50个名誉学位。<ref name=merv>{{cite book| title=King Came Preaching: The Pulpit Power of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr | page=79| last=Warren| first=Mervyn A. | isbn=0-8308-2658-0 | year=2001 | publisher=InterVarsity Press}}</ref>1964年10月14日，由于他领导美国民众非暴力抵抗种族不平等的卓越贡献，金成为史上最年轻的诺贝尔奖获得者。<ref>{{cite book|title=Makers of Modern Culture: Makers of Culture | last=Wintle | first=Justin | page=272 | publisher=Routledge | year=2001|isbn=0-415-26583-5}}</ref>1965年，为“推进人类自由原则所做的特殊贡献”，美国犹太人委员会授予金美国自由勋章。<ref name=merv/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajc.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=ijITI2PHKoG&b=843719&ct=1052921|publisher=American Jewish Committee|title=Commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.: Presentation of American Liberties Medallion|last=Engel|first=Irving M|accessdate=2008-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060604175417/http://www.ajc.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=ijITI2PHKoG&b=843719&ct=1052921|archive-date=2006-06-04|dead-url=yes}}</ref>在领奖词中，金如是说：“自由是一件事。如果不全部拥有它，你就不自由。”<ref>{{cite web|title=Commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.: Response to Award of American Liberties Medallion|last=King, Jr.|first=Martin Luther|publisher=American Jewish Committee|url=http://www.ajc.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=ijITI2PHKoG&b=843719&ct=1052923|accessdate=2008-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060609075301/https://www.ajc.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=ijITI2PHKoG&b=843719&ct=1052923|archive-date=2006-06-09|dead-url=yes}}</ref>

1957年，全国有色人种协进会授予金斯平加恩奖（Spingarn Medal）。<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naacp.org/pages/spingarn-medal-winners |title=Spingarn Medal Winners: 1915 to Today |publisher=NAACP |accessdate=2013-01-16 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6PLj9XvLc?url=http://www.naacp.org/pages/spingarn-medal-winners |archive-date=2014-05-05 |dead-url=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Martin Luther King Jr.|url=http://www.anisfield-wolf.org/books/stride-toward-freedom-the-montgomery-story/?sortby=author&auth=KINGJR.MARTINLUTHER|publisher=[[Anisfield-Wolf Book Award]]s|accessdate=2011-10-02}}</ref>两年之后，他的书《迈向自由：蒙哥马利的故事》（''Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story''）获得了安斯非尔德-沃尔夫图书奖（Anisfield-Wolf）。1966年，为表彰“他对偏见的勇敢抵抗以及为提升社会公平和人类尊严而做出的终生贡献”，美国计划生育联合会授予金玛格丽特·桑格奖。<ref name=PP>{{cite web|title=The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. upon accepting The Planned Parenthood Federation Of America Margaret Sanger Award| publisher= [[Planned Parenthood|PPFA]]| url= http://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/who-we-are/the-reverend-martin-luther-king-jr.htm|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080224104928/http://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/who-we-are/the-reverend-martin-luther-king-jr.htm|archivedate=2008-02-24| accessdate=2008-08-27}}</ref>同一年，金当选为美国艺术和科学院的成员。<ref name="King AAAS fellow">{{cite web|title=SCLC Press Release|url=http://www.thekingcenter.org/archive/document/sclc-press-release|publisher=SCLC via the King Center|accessdate=2012-08-31|date=1966-05-16|archivedate=2013-01-09|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6DXxViq3n?url=http://www.thekingcenter.org/archive/document/sclc-press-release|deadurl=no}}</ref>1971年，金的“我为什么反对越南战争”被追授格莱美奖最佳诵读专辑奖。[293]