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They did boycotts, marches, and other forms of non-violent protests. They held their meetings in black churches which were seen as important symbols in the battle for Civil Rights.
The SCLC is a Civil Rights organization that was founded in 1957 right after the Montgomery Bus Boycott had ended.
The SCLC focused its main efforts in Albany, Birmingham, and St. Augustine to become desegregated and for fair treatment of black people.
It was created to advance the cause of civil rights in a non-violent way. Which they indeed succeeded in doing.
Martin Luther King Jr. was the SCLC's first president, he served from its founding until his assassination. He was succeeded by Ralph Abernathy who served until 1997.