... , at lunch counters, and at bus stations. King made his first trip abroad to attend the independence ceremonies in Ghana on March 5, 1958. In June, King received the NAACP's Spingarn Medal for his leadership. King wrote a book about the Montgomery boycott. His book is called Stride Toward Freedom. He benefited from the criticism of white New York lawyer Stanley D. Levinson, who became one of King's most trusted ... in Montgomery and were beaten by a white mob. At a Montgomery rally on May 21, King called for a large-scale nonviolent campaign against segregation in Alabama. A white mob su...

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