the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
/ðə ˌsʌðən ˌkrɪstʃən ˈliːdəʃɪp kɒnfərəns/
/ðə ˌsʌðərn ˌkrɪstʃən ˈliːdərʃɪp kɑːnfərəns/
(abbreviation the SCLC)
- a US organization started by Martin Luther King in 1957 at the beginning of the civil rights movement. Its members were mostly African American church leaders. They supported peaceful protests and organized the large 1963 march on Washington, DC. After King was murdered, Ralph Abernathy became the head of SCLC (1968-77).
南部基督教领袖会议:1957年,马丁·路德·金(Martin Luther King)在民权运动开始之初就成立了一个美国组织。它的成员主要是非裔美国人的教会领袖。他们支持和平抗议,并组织了1963年在华盛顿举行的大型游行。在金被谋杀后,拉尔夫·阿伯纳西(Ralph Abernathy)成为SCLC的负责人(1968-77)。