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The files first five sections, comprising sections 186, cover the years 1957 april, 1964. Lowery president and ceo southern christian leadership conference. Southern christian leadership conference records, 1864 2012 at the stuart a. And the sclc history was remarkable as well making this a book i plan to reread. Welldocumented with regard to kings leadership, the story of sclc in the. With the goal of redeeming the soul of america through nonviolent resistance, the southern christian leadership conference sclc was established in 1957.
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Inspired by both the pacifism of mahatma gandhi and their own christian faith, sclc members organized protests in albany 1962, birmingham 1963, st. The boycott became a springboard for the efforts of organizations such as the naacp, southern christian leadership conference sclcand urban league to develop a national civil rights movement. Posts about southern christian leadership council written by ilovehistoryandresearch. A history of the southern christian leadership conference from. The discoverybound national leadership council nlc program is a fouryear servant leadership program for dedicated christian science teens who are interested in fostering spiritual growth and developing servant leadership skills all within a family of supportive peers. I have the honor of serving as president of the southern christian leadership conference, an organization operating in every southern state, with headquarters in atlanta, georgia. Southern christian leadership conference facts, history. The southern christian leadership conferences focus is to educate youth and adults in the area of personal responsibility, leadership potential, and community service. Browse a new selection of discounted kindle books each month. The advocacy groups mission is to fulfill the promise of one nation, under god, indivisible together with the commitment to activate the strength to love within the community of humankind.
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