Civil Rights Group, SCLC, ... And it's had a series of presidents, including the son of its co-founder, Martin Luther King III, and the nephew of the civil rights icon Isaac Farris, Jr.

He worked with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), an Atlanta-based civil rights nonprofit, for almost 40 years. “Rest in power, Reverend Fred D. Taylor! Rev.

Dr. Virgil Wood, Civil Rights icon who worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has died Monday, December 30, 2024 More than 50 years ago, a bullet changed history and tried to stop change.

The leaders she referred to include the late Georgia congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis, ... SCLC was a major civil rights organization Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. started in 1957.

Rev. William Lawson a long-time civil rights advocate and founder of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, has died, according to an obituary posted on the church’s website. He was 95.

ATLANTA — It was a night of singing, fundraising, and honor for civil rights icon Andrew Young. The 93-year-old was recognized Monday in front of nearly 200 people.