King used this publicity as an advantage and demanded that the federal court desegregate the bus system. In 1956 the court abolished all bus segregation. This was to be the first of many of King's civil rights victories. Unlike some of the other civil rights leaders, King took a "non-violent- approach to accomplish his goals. King told the people to "turn the other cheek- instead of taking up arms. This non-violent approach was known as civil disobedience. MLK Jr. was respected by most but was criticized by others. People like Malcolm X, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton saw Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.'s non-violent approach as a weakness and called him on it. Malcolm X even went as far as to saying in a speech "The whites should thank Dr.King for keeping the blacks in check-. King ignored their allegations and continued his work the way he had been doing it. King's Non-violent tactics some times resulted in violence from opposing whites. The most famous of these incidents was in 1963 when Police Chief Eugene "Bull- Connor brutally beat African-American protestors. This violence was used as the backbone of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream- speech that was held at the Lincoln Memorial. When riots began to appear in the upper states, King shifted his attention to the north. He preached his non-violent methods in hope to calm the angered blacks. King's efforts in the north were frowned upon by white leaders, which lead to more violence. King's endeavors were cut short though. He was assassinated on April 4th, 1968. Though King may have been killed his legacy lived on. The blacks fought for racial equality even though they had lost their leader. .
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P.) was founded in 1910 by a group of African-American reporter; Social workers and abolitionist. Moorefield Storey was chosen to be the president of the new-founded organization by his peers.