Question

who started the sclc in montgomery, alabama in the 1950s?

rosa parks
martin luther king jr.
a. philip randolph

Explanation:

⚡ Using what you learned: core goals of the civil rights movement

Step 1: Identify the SCLC

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is an African-American civil rights organization closely associated with its first president, who helped found it in 1957 following the Montgomery bus boycott.

Step 2: Match the founder

• Rosa Parks: Famous for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott, but she did not organize or lead the SCLC.
• Martin Luther King Jr.: Along with other civil rights leaders, he founded the SCLC in 1957 to coordinate and support nonviolent direct action.
• A. Philip Randolph: A prominent labor unionist and civil rights leader, but not the founder of the SCLC.

Answer:

Martin Luther King Jr.