Convincing Martin Luther King Jr.
There are not many pictures of the two together, mostly because they usually met in private. They met after the Rosa Parks arrest on Dec. 1, 1955 to discuss a way to challenge the National City Lines(Montgomery's Bus system). Nixon wanted King in his civil rights plan due to his leadership and powerful roles he could play in the movement. They wrote many papers to display their contempt to the segregated bus policy and overall discrimination in Montgomery. The two also helped form the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) to support the boycott. The "Integrated Bus Suggestions" (see below) was written by King to explain the success of the boycott.
The two came up with the idea of a bus boycott. They wanted to prove the blacks were people well-deserving of their civil rights, such as voting, etc. Thanks to their work, the Montgomery Bus Boycott was a success and the Supreme Court later ruled prejudice and discrimination on busses unlawful.
King's legacy in the movement, with his prominent preaches and speeches in the 1960s, in the end was propelled by Nixon's encouragement to join his movement, leading him to the national stage.
The two came up with the idea of a bus boycott. They wanted to prove the blacks were people well-deserving of their civil rights, such as voting, etc. Thanks to their work, the Montgomery Bus Boycott was a success and the Supreme Court later ruled prejudice and discrimination on busses unlawful.
King's legacy in the movement, with his prominent preaches and speeches in the 1960s, in the end was propelled by Nixon's encouragement to join his movement, leading him to the national stage.