Nation & WorldPhoto & VideoPhotography Martin Luther King Jr. | 1956-62 Originally published January 11, 2016 at 1:12 pm Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. establishes himself as the national leader of the civil rights movement, leading boycotts and staging protests against segregation in the South. Share story By Courtney Riffkin Seattle Times photo staff Courtney Riffkin: 206-464-2203 or criffkin@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @SeaTimesPhoto.