MARTIN LUTHUR KING Jr.--ADVOCATE OF NONVIOLENCE In 1955, Martin Luther King Jr. gained national recognition for his non-violent methods used in a bus boycott in Montgomery. This peaceful boycott, under Dr. King's guidance, changed the law which required black people to ride in the back of buses. After this success, Dr. King used his nonviolent tactics in efforts to change other discriminatory laws. According to the passage, as a consequence of his protest in 1955, Dr. King became ______.