The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Southern Christian Leadership Conference--Publicity
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Publicity Plans for Pilgrimage TourThis document describes a request for Dr. King to become involved with the Pilgrimage Tour in New York. |
Recommendation Letter from MLK for Harcourt KlinefelterDr. King writes a letter of recommendation for Harcourt Klinefelter, a friend and partner in the fight for justice and human rights. |
Resolution of the SCLC Board Regarding VietnamThis resolution of the Tenth Annual Convention of the SCLC, outlines the effects of the expansion of the Vietnam War and recommends future action steps for the administration of the organization. |
Resolutions of Institute on Non-Violent Resistance to SegregationThis document contains SCLC resolutions of July 22-24, 1959, regarding nonviolence. The resolutions include: commending the 50th Anniversary Convention of the NAACP, thanking the staff of Spelman College, and calling upon organizations to "initiate plans against forms of racial discrimination." |
Rural Negros Start New ProgramThis press release from the SCLC informs the public that the self-help program of education for seasonal farm workers in Wilcox County, Alabama has officially opened. Along with the help of the federal office of Economic Opportunity, the SCLC wishes to create hope for neglected rural families. Also, to make this program a success, the antipoverty agency funded about $250 as well as a federal grant of $300 to help in financing this project. |
SCLC 10th Anniversary Advertisement Order FormThis letter serves as an order form for advertisement in a booklet commemorating the SCLC's ten-year anniversary. |
SCLC 10th Anniversary FlyerThe flyer highlights the 10th anniversary of the SCLC and outlines the speakers and events which will take place. |
SCLC Annual MeetingThis program outlines the schedule of events for SCLC's 1961 annual meeting. |
SCLC Annual Report by MLK, 1965Dr King delivered this report at the SCLC's ninth annual national convention in Birmingham, Alabama. Serving essentially as a State of the Union address for the SCLC, the report touches on the major topics of the Civil Rights Movement and the recent achievements and goals of the SCLC. |
SCLC Board Meeting MinutesThese minutes from the board meeting of the SCLC detail future directions and past victories, as well as current issues. |
SCLC BookletThis booklet describes the programs and actions of the SCLC. It explains why it is a movement organization as well as defining the King-Abernathy tradition. |
SCLC Brochure: This is SCLCSCLC outlines its history, achievements, initiatives and leadership in this brochure. |
SCLC Citizenship Education ProgramThe SCLC issues a notice for more teachers to assist with their Citizenship Education Program. The training held at the Dorchester Center in McIntosh, Georgia, teaches potential instructors on how to educate community individuals about utilizing their basic first-class citizenship rights. |
SCLC Citizenship Education ProgramThis pamphlet outlines the mission and objectives of SCLC's Citizenship Education Program. The program was designed to inform citizens about how to become full citizens in America. SCLC also addresses the recruitment of potential teachers to assist with the curriculum. |
SCLC Citizenship Education Program BrochureThis brochure, which describes the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Citizenship Education Program, states the purpose of the program and also explains how the community can "prepare for first-class citizenship." Included is a brief article by Dr. King entitled "What Makes A First Class Citizen." In the article, Dr. King lists characteristics that first class citizens possess, such as literacy, participation in the political process and an understanding of the Constitution. |
SCLC Commemorative Booklet Support Letter from MLKDr. King requests financial support for the development of SCLC's 10th Anniversary Commemorative Booklet. |
SCLC DutiesThis document outlines general responsibilities and specific duties of SCLC officers. Top level members listed include Dr. King, President, Wyatt Tee Walker, Executive Assistant to President, Andrew Young, Program Director, Mrs. Dorothy F. Cotton, Office Manager and Educational Consultant, and Ralph Abernathy, Financial Secretary-Treasurer. The document states that Dr. King's general responsibility as President is to "coordinate and interpret the total program of SCLC." |
SCLC Fundraising LetterThis 1968 SCLC fundraising letter is a personal appeal from Dr. King. He addresses subjects that would further polarize his supporters, detractors and the country as a whole. |
SCLC Launches Chicago Political DriveThe SCLC releases a statement regarding the launching of a Chicago Political Drive, sponsored by the SCLC and the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations. SCLC Southern Project Director, Hosea Williams, will head the campaign. The focuses of this campaign are voter registration and education. |
SCLC Memo on the Washington CampaignTom Offenburger announces a meeting concerning publicity for the 1968 Poor People's Campaign. |
SCLC Memo- The Ministers Leadership Training ProgramThis memo reminds the Steering Committee and Executive Staff, of the SCLC, that "funds for the Ministers Leadership Training Program are not being used to finance currect SCLC direct-action programs." |
SCLC News BulletinThis SCLC bulletin to supporters details the organization's progress in numerous locations, including its growing presence in northern cities such as Cleveland, Operation Breadbasket in Chicago, and the Citizenship Education Program. A "Fiscal Facts" section stresses that Dr. King receives no salary from SCLC, nor any other income from his work with the organization. |
SCLC News Bulletin for November 1967This November 1967 news bulletin published by the SCLC contains updates regarding progress of the Civil Rights Movement, excerpts from the President's Annual Report and financial facts for the organization's supporters. |
SCLC News ReleaseThe Southern Christian Leadership Conference issues a new release stating Dr. King's demands that the Department of Justice act immediately to halt brutal treatment and intimidation of Negro school children and parents in the State of Mississippi. Dr. King cites several violent and near violent incidents that have occurred in Mississippi during the month of October. |
SCLC News Release - MLK Statement on Continued Racial Violence in AlabamaThis 1966 SCLC news release contains a statement from Dr. King concerning further racial violence in Birmingham, Alabama and the need for prompt action. |
SCLC NewsletterThis SCLC Newsletter discusses topics such as anti-Semitism, progress in various parts of the country, and Operation Breadbasket. |
SCLC Newsletter, July-August 1964This 1964 SCLC newsletter addresses nearly all if not all topics related to the Civil Rights Movement of the era. |
SCLC Newsletter: April - May 1964This second volume of the SCLC Newsletter includes a wide variety of articles on the organization's recent interests and activities. The feature article reports the success of the historic Selma to Montgomery march, and other articles touch on the SCLC's efforts to register new voters. |
SCLC Newsletter: April 1962The Southern Christian Leadership Conference announces five new members will join the staff. The five men are: John H. Calhoun, Herbert V. Coulton, James L. Bevel, Fred C. Bennette, and Bernard S. Lee. These men derive from different locations across America and add different levels of education and commitment to the Civil Rights Movement. |
SCLC Newsletter: August 1963This is volume one of the SCLC Newsletter, printed for the month and year of August 1963. Several topics are covered including; the March on Washington, Rebuilding Bombed Churches, the WCLC, and Negro voting registration. |