In 1952, General Dwight D. Eisenhower became president of the United States of America. With Richard Nixon as his Vice President, Eisenhower had won 57 percent of the popular vote and 442 to 89 of the electoral vote. Moderation of Eisenhower’s policies and the influence of Democratic supporters led Eisenhower to coin, "Modern Republicanism" as his maxim for the day. Being conservative with money and liberal with people was a policy meant to sway as many supporters from …showed first 75 words of 921 total…

…showed last 75 words of 921 total…to relinquish her seat she replied that she was too tired and would not. This inspired the NAACP and WPC to boycott the mass transportation of Montgomery. As the spokes person of that boycott, Martin Luther King JR., had been presiding at the original boycott meeting. King, who was a Baptist minister and a renowned civil rights leader, led a march on Washington for equal rights and inspired many for a non-violent solution for discrimination.