The correct answer is A) to strive for civil rights through nonviolent protest.
The Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) was formed in 1957 to strive for civil rights through nonviolent protest.
We are talking about the turbulent years of segregation in the southern states of America and the creation of many civil rights organizations that supported the rights of African Americans. The Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) was created on January 10, 1957, after the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. This council received the support of Martin Luther King Jr. and organized nonviolent protests and demonstrations to demand the termination of racial segregation in the United States.