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Civil rights leaders and contemporary movement leaders spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the same spot where the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I have a dream” sp…

An official ceremony was held at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, to commemorated the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the church by segregationists on September 15, …

Civil rights leaders and members of Congress talked about voting rights and the Supreme Court ruling from earlier in the year that struck down a key portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 …

Civil rights leaders talked about race and poverty in the United States. They focused many of their remarks on Dr. Martin Luther King’s beliefs and teaching regarding poverty. Other topics i…

As part of a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, a wreath was laid outside the church at the spot where a bom…

A panel discussion on the state of civil rights was held at the annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference titled “A Changing Movement: From the Streets to the Suites.” The discussion…

The participants, including Coretta Scott King, at the thirty-third annual convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the signing o…

Mr. King spoke at an annual convention about race relations, civil rights, and strengthening the black community.

Charles Steele delivered a fiery speech to members at the annual convention with much applause and cheering from the audience. It was his first speech as head of the Southern Christian Leade…

The Rev. James Baylark, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Riverside County (CA) Chapter, spoke about the state of black America and the challenges facing black yout…

Participants talked about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement at a ceremony to unveil and dedicate a plaque commemorating the 1963 March on Washington and…

In a forum titled “A Politically Incorrect Conversation: 45 Years of Struggle, Vision and Victory,” participants talked about the civil rights movement, the present state of race relations, …

Mr. King talked about the changes in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and describes programs he hopes to carry out. Mr. King was inaugurated earlier as the president of the SCLC,…

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference held its 40th anniversary meeting and heard from panelists on the state of African-Americans in the United States. The panel focused on education…

The participants discussed the role of state legislatures in spending federal block grants for welfare and other services. They wished to ensure fair dispersal of funds to African Americans …

Joseph Lowery, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, delivered the opening address for the organization’s 38th annual convention.

Members of public policy and law enforcement organizations spoke in a forum on racial issues involved in the nation’s drug laws. The panelists discussed relative levels of arrests and prosec…

1988 Democratic presidential candidate and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, 1992 independent presidential candidate and billionaire Ross Perot, and others participated in a forum on the No…

The Committee Against Discriminatory Crack Law, a committee sponsored by civil rights and social policy groups, held a symposium on U.S. drug laws entitled, “The Experts Speak.” The panelist…

On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, during which Rev Martin Luther King, Jr gave the famous “I Have a Dream speech,” the Sothern Christian Leadership Conferen…