Martin King
Martin Luther King is known for his key role as president of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA), the oganixation that directed the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. ... King was soon chosen as president of the MIA, the organization that directed the bus boycott. ("King, Martin Luther, Jr. ... In 1957, King helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), an organization of black churches and ministers that aimed to challenge racial segregation. With King as president, SCLC sought to complement the NAACPs legal efforts to dismantle segregation through the courts with other with other SCLC leaders encouraging the use of the non-violent direct action to protest discrimination.