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feb 10, 1957 - SCLC Founded

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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was formed to be a non-violent Protest group standing up for civil rights. It was led by Martin Luther King Jr. and Dr. Ralph David Abernathy. This group was created after the successful non-violent Montgomery Bus Boycott. They wanted to make a different without using violence. Also the role of the African American Church helped shape the vision and goals for the Civil Rights movement.

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feb 10, 1957
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~ 69 years ago

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