Slc Leadership Conference

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The southern christian leadership conference is a group dedicated to abolishing the separation of races. The Sclc was based on transportation and non violent protest. Sclc was formed aftermath of the montgomery bus boycott. The leader of the Sclc was Dr. martin luther. King and formed with 60 other ministries. The Sclc group was all about love and forgiveness.There goal was for equal rights for all minorities.To ensure the civil rights act and voting act to pass congress and for all colors to be allowed in all public places. Also Sclc made it possible for adults to take citizenship classes.The Sclc group was all about love and forgiveness. There are many factors that formed the Sclc.

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