
PROFESSION: Civil Rights Activist
Served in the Army for WW II. Did his graduated work at Atlanta University. Became a minister in Montgomery, AL. Involved in the Montgomery bus boycott. Helped form the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and eventually was made President of the organization when Dr. Martin Luther King was assasinated.Organized Operation Breadbasket for th SCLC."
Also attended [Clark] Atlanta University
Posted By: Reginald Culpepper
Friday, September 30th 2005 at 11:45PM
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