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jan 10, 1957 - The First President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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Inspired by the bus boycott, King, along with other civil rights activists, founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957 to coordinate their efforts. King was the president of SCLC till his assassination in 1968. The SCLC had a large role in the American Civil Rights Movement.

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jan 10, 1957
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~ 68 years ago