(the) Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- (the) Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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a US organization started by Martin Luther ↑
King in 1957 at the beginning of the ↑
civil rights movement. Its members were mostly
African-American church leaders. They supported peaceful protests and organized the large 1963 march on Washington, DC. After King was murdered, Ralph Abernathy became the head of SCLC
(1968–77
).
Useful english dictionary.
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