The two Civil Rights leaders had radically opposing but important approaches to the fight for equality, rights and justice ...

This article and interview originally appeared in All About History magazine issue 96. "The Sword And The Shield" by Dr Peniel E Joseph is available from Basic Books. They didn't hold high public ...

A longtime civil rights leader and personal friend of Martin Luther King Jr., Rev. James D. Peters, Jr., died on Saturday.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference ... Jr. said. "We need to preserve what that stands for. It is a movement that will never cease." The SCLC was founded in 1957. The late Martin Luther ...

Peters, Jr., a civil rights activist and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., passed away ... was a founding member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the 50s and 60s.

Young’s contributions span from his close partnership with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil ... executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference beginning in 1964.

(WMC) - Tuesday morning, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) held a press conference outside of Clayborn Temple. The SCLC was founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and others ...