{"id":1593,"date":"2009-08-07T17:30:01","date_gmt":"2009-08-07T17:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2009\/08\/national-civil-rights-museum-t.php"},"modified":"2009-08-07T17:30:01","modified_gmt":"2009-08-07T17:30:01","slug":"national-civil-rights-museum-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2009\/08\/national-civil-rights-museum-t","title":{"rendered":"National Civil Rights Museum to Honor Dalai Lama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(RNS) The Dalai Lama will be honored with an international award from the National Civil Rights Museum this fall.<br \/>\nThe exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader will receive the International Freedom Award at a Sept. 23 ceremony at a Memphis, Tenn., hotel. The Memphis museum is housed at the former Lorraine Motel, the site of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.<br \/>\n&#8220;As a living example of Dr. Martin Luther King and Gandhi&#8217;s nonviolence in the face of political oppression and suffering, the Dalai Lama demonstrates lifelong peaceful struggle against brutality and injustice,&#8221; said Benjamin L. Hooks, chairman of the museum&#8217;s board.<br \/>\n&#8220;As the Tibetan people mark their 50th year in exile, the Dalai Lama&#8217;s struggle serves as an inspiration for social justice movements everywhere.&#8221;<br \/>\nAt an Oct. 27. ceremony, the museum will honor other award recipients. Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of slain Mississippi NAACP Field Director Medgar Evers, will receive the National Freedom Award and basketball legend Julius Irving will receive the Legacy Freedom Award.<br \/>\n<em>By Adelle M. Banks<br \/>\nCopyright 2009 Religion News Service. All rights reserved. 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