Which civil rights organization was described as planned rallies, marches, and boycotts, and supported by southern religious leaders?

• A. CORE
• B. SNCC
• C. SCLC
• D. NAACP

Answer: (C)

This item tests recognizing which civil rights group organized nonviolent, mass actions through church-based leadership in the South. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference fits best because it was founded by southern ministers and built around religious communities. Its leaders, including MLK Jr., coordinated planned rallies, marches, and boycotts, with the church providing both moral authority and organizational support. This church-led approach helped mobilize large-scale protests while keeping them peaceful. Other groups had different bases or methods: CORE focused on direct action and demonstrations but without the same clergy-driven structure; SNCC was youth-led; the NAACP emphasized legal challenges and political lobbying rather than mass church-led campaigns.