A lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr. and a fellow preacher, he played a vital role in organizing voting-rights protests in 1965 that began with “Bloody Sunday.” By Peter Applebome After studying ...
The Atlanta-based Southern Christian Leadership Conference played a substantial role in the U.S. civil rights movement and the work of Martin Luther King Jr., who was its first president. But all is ...
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955-1956 -- The birth of SCLC, 1957-1959 -- SNCC, the Kennedys, and the Freedom Rides, 1960-1961 -- Albany and lessons for the future, 1961-1962 -- Birmingham and the ...