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Martin Luther King Jr. was a founder and the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), established in 1957. The organization aimed to coordinate and support nonviolent protests against racial segregation and discrimination in the United States. Under King's leadership, the SCLC played a crucial role in the Civil Rights Movement, advocating for equality through peaceful resistance. King's vision and strategies significantly influenced the movement's successes during the 1960s.

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