New president DeMark Liggins has served with the SCLC for over 10 years. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) has promoted its vice president, DeMark Liggins, to lead the esteemed civil ...

The Republican Leadership Conference is a political event held in the Southern United States before each presidential election. The event is attended by Republican Party activists, elected officials, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Sunday, Missouri's new voter identification law went into effect. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Kansas City held a rally and worship event with community ...

The longtime president and CEO of a leading civil rights organization co-founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957 is stepping down at the end of the month. Charles Steele Jr., 78, said Saturday ...

Pictured is paraphanellia intended to solicit patrons to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. On February 14, 1957, about 100 people, including MLK and (Baton Rouge civil-rights icon T.J.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One of the country’s oldest ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) came together with community leaders, activists and faith organizations on Tuesday to make an urgent call not just to Memphis but ...

A lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr. and a fellow preacher, he played a vital role in organizing voting-rights protests in 1965 that began with “Bloody Sunday.” By Peter Applebome After studying ...

Sixty years ago this coming Tuesday, nearly 100 civil rights leaders met at New Zion Baptist Church in Central City to formally incorporate the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which would ...