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Formerly:
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Date:
1950 - present
Headquarters:
Washington, D.C.
Areas Of Involvement:
human rights
civil rights

Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, U.S. nongovernmental organization (NGO) founded in 1950 that promotes civil rights and human rights for a variety of groups facing discrimination. The organization functioned primarily through lobbying for amenable legislation and public policy.

The conference was founded by A. Philip Randolph, founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; Roy Wilkins, later executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); and Arnold Aronson, a leader of the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council. Early causes included campaigns against discrimination in housing and employment practices, voting rights, and education. The group was instrumental in organizing the 1963 March on Washington. Since then it has expanded the scope of its activities to include immigration, labour rights, LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) issues, and international human rights matters. Its headquarters are located in Washington, D.C.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Adam Augustyn.