Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Operation Breadbasket, a project of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Program Dept., began in Atlanta, (Ga.) A loosely organized group of black ministers visited local business to encourage hiring blacks. If negotiation failed, the ministers would urge their congregants to buy selectively until negotiations resumed.

The very beginnings of the SCLC can be traced back to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott began on December 5, 1955 after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on the bus. The boycott lasted for 381 days and ended on December 21, 1956 with the desegregation of the Montgomery bus system. The boycott was carried out by the newly established Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA). Martin Luther King, Jr. served as President and Ralph David Abernathy served as Program Director. It was one of history's most dramatic and massive nonviolent protests, stunning the nation and the world. The boycott was also a signal to Black America to begin a new phase of the long struggle, a phase that came to be known as the modern civil rights movement. As bus boycotts spread across the South, leaders of the MIA and other protest groups met in Atlanta on January 10-11, 1957, to form a regional organization and coordinate protest activities across the South. Despite a bombing of the home and church of Ralph David Abernathy during the Atlanta meeting, 60 persons from 10 states assembled and announced the founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference on Transportation and Nonviolent Integration. They issued a document declaring that civil rights are essential to democracy, that segregation must end, and that all Black people should reject segregation absolutely and nonviolently. SCLC is now a nation wide organization made up of chapters and affiliates with programs that affect the lives of all Americans: north, south, east and west. Its sphere of influence and interests has become international in scope because the human rights movement transcends national boundaries. Southern Christian Leadership Conference website http://www.sclcnational.org (Retrived February 17, 2009)

The Southern Chistian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was the civil rights organization founded in 1957 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Throughout its history the organization has focused on non-violent civil disobedience as the means to gain the civil rights for African Americans.

The Peace Education Project of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was an outreach program designed to involve the black community in the Vietnam anti-war movement, headed by Benjamin Van Clarke.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is a national organization organized in chapters and affiliates that works for human rights across the world. It played a prominent role in the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s. SCLC was closely associated with its first president, Martin Luther King, Jr. Origins of the SCLC can be traced back to the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 5 December 1955 after which leaders of civil rights groups met in Atlanta on 10-11 January 1957 to form a regional organization to coordinate protest activities across the South. The first convention was held in Montgomery in August 1957. The group adopted nonviolent mass action as the cornerstone of their strategy and opened the SCLC movement to all races, religions, or backgrounds. Past presidents of the SCLC include Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Joseph Lowery, Martin Luther King, III, Fred Shuttlesworth, and Charles K. Steele, Jr. In 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the SCLC organized the Poor People's Campaign to address issues of economic justice.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

The Poor People's Campaign, a project of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, was designed to bring together a large number of poor from across the United States to petition government representatives to create policies and programs to respond to the needs of the poor.

The Citizenship Education Program was funded by the Field Foundation and the American Missionary Association to give poorly educated, rural blacks a crash course in American government, focusing on overcoming obstacles to voting.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), served as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1957 until his assassination in 1968.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), served as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1957 until his assassination in 1968.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

The Dept. of Affiliates was organized in 1960 to link local community and religious groups to the SCLC. Affiliates paid nominal dues to the SCLC and in exchange received financial and staff assistance for locally sponsored voter registration and direct action campaigns.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

Between 1957 and 1970, the SCLC had four executive directors: John L. Tilley (1957-1959), Ella J. Baker (1959-1960), Wyatt T. Walker (1960-1964), and Andrew J. Young (1965-1967).

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

Wyatt T. Walker joined the SCLC staff in August 1960. As executive director, Walker was active in the organization of the Freedom Rides (1960-1961), served on the Carl Braden Clemency Appeal Committee (1961-1962), and is credited with laying the groundwork for the Birmingham (Ala.) demonstrations of 1963.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), served as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1957 until his assassination in 1968.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

The Public Relations Dept. was responsible for disseminating information about Martin Luther King and the organization.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

As a non-profit organization, the SCLC relied heavily on individual contributions which were solicited by direct mail appeals. The Finance Office was responsible for preparing receipts for contributions, supervising the payroll, and for administering personnel policies.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

The Dialogue Dept. of the SCLC was created to work in Southern communities to stimulate group discussion of community concerns. Harry G. Boyte was appointed Director in 1964 with Dr. Rachel D. DuBois and Mew Soong Li as project consultants.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

As a non-profit organization, the SCLC relied heavily on individual contributions which were solicited by direct mail appeals. The Finance Office was responsible for preparing receipts for contributions, supervising the payroll, and for administering personnel policies.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

Ella J. Baker was associate director of the SCLC from December 1958 - June 1959, and executive director from July 1959 - July 1960.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

As a non-profit organization, the SCLC relied heavily on individual contributions which were solicited by direct mail appeals. The Finance Office was responsible for preparing receipts for contributions, supervising the payroll, and for administering personnel policies.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), served as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1957 until his assassination in 1968.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

In the summer of 1961, the SCLC received sponsorship from the Field Foundation and the American Missionary Association to organize citizenship schools to prepare rural Southern blacks to register to vote and to participate in community affairs. Andrew J. Young, at that time on the staff of the National Council of Churches, was hired by the SCLC to administer the project. Soon, however, his responsibilities were expanded to include supervision of all of the SCLC's outreach programs, including the Voter Registration Project, Operation Breadbasket, and Operation Dialogue. When Young assumed the position of executive director in 1964, Randolph T. Blackwell became program director.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

After serving as SCLC program director from 1961-1964, Andrew Young became executive director in 1965. In 1967, he assumed the executive vice-presidency of the SCLC.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957. As an organization dedicated to the abolition of social and economic injustice, the SCLC attacked the problems of racial discrimination through voter registration, political education, and nonviolent direct action campaigns.

As a non-profit organization, the SCLC relied heavily on individual contributions which were solicited by direct mail appeals. The Finance Office was responsible for preparing receipts for contributions, supervising the payroll, and for administering personnel policies.