Following the assassination of King in 1968 , Abernathy became president of the SCLC .
Abernathy also co-founded , and was an executive board member , of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference ( SCLC ) .
Following the assassination of King in 1968 , Abernathy became president of the SCLC .
Abernathy also co-founded , and was an executive board member , of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference ( SCLC ) .