The SCLC Forms to Link Civil Rights Groups
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, African Americans, Blacks, Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Segregation, Desegregation, Apartheid, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Human Rights
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Alabama, Atlanta, Louisiana
- Date: January, 1957-August, 1957
Article abstract: The formation of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957 was the first Southwide grass-roots movement dedicated to racial desegregation in the United States.
Summary of Event
When the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was formed in 1957, black Americans faced many obstacles to economic and political equality despite decades of piecemeal reforms. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the National Urban League, the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and other advocacy...
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