SCLC

Question 1

What was the Southern Christian Leadership Council?

Answer 1

The Southern Christian Leadership Council was a civil rights organisation that wanted to redeem the ‘soul of America’ through non-violent resistance. It was set up to coordinate church-based protest.

Question 2

When was the SCLC set up?

Answer 2

The SCLC was set up in January 1957.

Question 3

Who were the leaders of the SCLC?

Answer 3

The SCLC was led by its first president, Martin Luther King, and Ralph Abernathy, a Baptist minister.

Question 4

What events was the SCLC involved in?

Answer 4

❖It organised a voter registration and education project called the Crusade for Citizenship in 1957.
❖It helped to organise the March on Washington in 1963.
❖The Selma March to Montgomery in 1965.
❖It organised the Poor People’s Campaign in 1967.