jan 10, 1957 - SCLC Tounded Jan 10, 1957
Description:
The creation of the SCLC can be traced back to the Montgomery bus boycotts. The boycott was carried out by the newly established Montgomery Improvement Association. The MIA and other protest groups met in Atlanta to form a regional organization and coordinate protest activities across the South. The organization created was the Southern Leadership Conference on Transportation and Nonviolent Integration. They issued documents stating that civil rights are essential to democracy, that segregation must end, and that all black people should reject segregation absolutely and nonviolently. At its first convention the SCLC adopted its current name.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 10, 1957
Now
~ 68 years ago