boycott of buses. The results were that on April 23, 1956, the Supreme
Court ruled that "segregation in public transportation is unconstitutional" and that South Carolina as well as 12 other states
must remove the "whites only" signs that hung in the front of the buses. This was just the beginning, he vowed to continue
his fight using "passive resistance and the weapon of love". He helped establish the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference, and became its first president. Then in 1957, King met with Vice-president Nixon in Washington to "discuss
racial problems .
He went on to lead protests, demonstrations and marches, making the non-violent resistance stronger than it had ever
been before. He succeeded in making people aware that every human being is born equal and that no one should be
denied his civil rights. Martin Luther King had a dream and he knew that there was only one way to make it come true, to
wake up and to take action. He was a true example of someone putting their power to good use. He started his life with a
disadvantage, he was hated because of the color of his skin, but he did not let that stop him. He was arrested, thrown in
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