<P> The Montgomery Improvement Association ( MIA ) was formed on December 5 , 1955 by black ministers and community leaders in Montgomery , Alabama . Under the leadership of Ralph Abernathy , Martin Luther King , Jr. and Edgar Nixon , the MIA was instrumental in guiding the Montgomery bus boycott , a successful campaign that focused national attention on racial segregation in the South and catapulted King into the national spotlight ... </P>
<P> The Montgomery Improvement Association ( MIA ) was formed on December 5 , 1955 by black ministers and community leaders in Montgomery , Alabama . Under the leadership of Ralph Abernathy , Martin Luther King , Jr. and Edgar Nixon , the MIA was instrumental in guiding the Montgomery bus boycott , a successful campaign that focused national attention on racial segregation in the South and catapulted King into the national spotlight ... </P>
who did the montgomery improvement association choose as its leader
who did the montgomery improvement association choose as its leader
Ralph Abernathy Martin Luther King , Jr. Edgar Nixon
Ralph Abernathy Martin Luther King , Jr. Edgar Nixon