Southern Christian Leadership Conference

noun

1. a civil rights organization founded in 1957 by the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. : SCLC, S.C.L.C.

Example Sentences

He led seminars throughout the region and became a roving troubleshooter for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

From Los Angeles Times

He was co-chair of the Gathering, a group of 200 South Los Angeles clergymen who protested the Los Angeles police shooting of Eula Love in 1979, and headed the Los Angeles chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

From Los Angeles Times

Used by Black leaders as a tool of humiliation, it’s why he quit the powerful Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

From Los Angeles Times

He worked with King during the civil rights movement by setting up the local office of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the civil rights organization that was led by King.

From Seattle Times

She was at Mr. Belafonte’s side when they planned and hosted fund-raisers for civil rights groups, including the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the more militant Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

From New York Times