Martin Luther King, III named to lead SCLC. (the son of the assassinated civil rights leader was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference)(Brief Article) From: Jet | Date: November 17, 1997 | COPYRIGHT 1997 Johnson Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Martin Luther King III, son of the slain civil rights leader, was unanimously elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He'll take office in the Atlanta-based organization Jan. 15, his father's 69th birthday.

The civil rights organization was co-founded by King's late father, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 40 years ago. King served as the group's first president from 1957 until his assassination in 1968.

After King's death, ...

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