Why Did the SCLC Form

question 70

Multiple Choice

Why did the SCLC form?

• A) to train black activists in violent protest
• B) to help get voting rights for whites
• C) to raise money for civil rights efforts across the country
• D) to work to spread the ideas of all religions

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