Ahn Chang-ho, a Korean activist who fought against the Japanese occupation of Korea between 1919 to 1945, has become the first East Asian to be inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Trumpet Awards Foundation, which selects the honorees for the walk of fame, held a ceremony on Friday honoring the latest inductees at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site.

The International Civil Rights Walk of Fame was created in 2004 to honor people around the world who have championed the causes of freedom and equality. So far 102 individuals have been inducted, including former U.S. president Jimmy Carter.