King would go on to become one of the most prominent figures in the Civil Rights movement, founding the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957 and leading the 1963 March on Washington.

King would go on to become one of the most prominent figures in the Civil Rights movement, founding the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957 and leading the 1963 March on Washington.

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ... about one year before his death. He was invited to speak before a Southern Christian Leadership Conference, ...

King would go on to become one of the most prominent figures in the Civil Rights movement, founding the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957 and leading the 1963 March on Washington.

In Focus: Martin Luther King Jr. Day. ... He was a founding member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and played key roles in several major demonstrations that transformed society.

King would go on to become one of the most prominent figures in the Civil Rights movement, founding the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957 and leading the 1963 March on Washington.

A Civil Rights Group Suspends, Then Reinstates, Its President. Angry board members of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which was founded by Martin Luther King Jr, suspend his son, Martin ...

The day's events are being organized by the Tuscaloosa chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Activities will begin at 8 a.m. at Beulah Baptist Church, 3100 25th St., with a ...

The statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is seen unveiled from scaffolding during the soft opening of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.

Charles Steele Jr., the second longest serving president of the civil rights organization co-founded in 1957 by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, is stepping down on Aug. 31.