The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in New Orleans, Louisiana by a group of prominent ministers including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Joseph Lowery, Fred Shuttlesworth, and C.K. Steele. Dr. King served as the founding president, with Ralph Abernathy as president emeritus. The SCLC played a key role in the Civil Rights Movement, advocating nonviolent protest and civil disobedience. Rep. Walter Fauntroy of the District of Columbia was also an early leader in the organization.
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