In April, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an Atlanta-based civil rights organization, said Isaac Newton Farris was no longer its President. Yesterday was the first time Farris talked about the events leading up his ouster as head of the SCLC. Farris is the nephew of the late Martin Luther King, Jr., who founded the SCLC.
Before Farris became President, he says the roles of SCLC’s board and its staff were clearly defined. But Farris says that understanding came into question in January.
“A personnel matter came up,” said Farris. “Basically, questions about some alleged some recent hiring and firing that I had done.”
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