Lonnie C. King, Marilyn Pryce, and Martin Luther King Jr. being arrested during a sit-in demonstration protesting lunch-counter segregation, Atlanta, Oct. 19, 1960.

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In the 1960 presidential election, little focus was given to unrest in the South. So Atlanta activist Lonnie C. King came up with a plan, turning to his childhood friend MLK Jr. for support.