Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Americannoun
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He rose to prominence in the 1960s as a leader in Martin Luther King, Jr 's Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was with King when he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
He worked with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988.
From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2023
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference sent James Orange, who worked with local activists and helped organize sit-downs and student boycotts.
From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2023
They knew that the civil rights movement depended on the press for news coverage, and the segregationists also sued Martin Luther King Jr.’s organization — leaders of that group, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2023
After the children's march in the streets of downtown Birmingham, Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference drew heavy criticism for putting children in harm’s way.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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