Southern Christian Leadership Conference

=== Albany Movement ===
{{Main|Albany Movement}}
In 1961 and 1962, SCLC joined SNCC in the [[Albany Movement]], a broad protest against segregation in [[Albany, Georgia]]. It is generally considered the organization's first major nonviolent campaign. At the time, it was considered by many to be unsuccessful: despite large demonstrations and many arrests, few changes were won, and the protests drew little national attention. Yet, despite the lack of immediate gains, much of the success of the subsequent Birmingham Campaign can be attributed to lessons learned in Albany.<ref>[http://www.crmvet.org/tim/timhis61.htm#1961albany Albany GA, Movement] ~ Civil Rights Movement Archive</ref>