Civil Rights – SCLC
Stokely Carmichael’s Black Power Speech (1966)
On the night of June 16, 1966, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Chair Stokely Carmichael (Later Kwame Ture) proclaimed to...
The St. Augustine Movement (1963-1964)
The St. Augustine Movement was a series of civil rights protests that occurred in St. Augustine, Florida between 1963 and...
Detroit Walk To Freedom (1963)
The Detroit Walk To Freedom was a mass march during the Civil Rights Movement that took place on June 23,...
James Meredith’s March Against Fear (1966)
The “March Against Fear” began on June 5, 1966, and was initiated by civil rights activist James Meredith. Four years...
The Birmingham Children’s Crusade (May 1963)
Early in 1963, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) leaders, Dr. Martin Luther King, Reverend Ralph Abernathy, and local Birmingham leader...
Southern Conference For Human Welfare (1938-1948)
The South Conference For Human Welfare (SCHW), and the Southern Conference Education Fund (SCEF) which evolved out of it, were...
Joseph Echols Lowery (1921-2020)
Joseph Echols Lowery was an American minister in the United Methodist Church and a founder of the Southern Christian Leadership...
Golden Asro Frinks (1920-2004)
Born April 26, 1920 in Wampee, South Carolina, Golden Asro Frinks is known for his activism during the Civil Rights...
Dorothy Cotton (1930-2018)
Dorothy Cotton was an American civil rights activist and leader, known for being the only woman in the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...
