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
The protests were days from launching in Birmingham and King and his Southern Christian Leadership Conference needed to finance the campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every Southern state, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
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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