ERRIN HAINES
Associated Press Writer
ATLANTA – Testimony continues in a hearing to determine who is in charge of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference as the group is asking a judge to end months of bitter infighting.
Attorneys both claiming to represent the SCLC’s true board of directors began making their case in Fulton County Superior Court Wednesday. Each side says its interpretation of the group’s constitution and bylaws is correct.
Confusion over who is in charge has paralyzed the group and distracted it from social justice issues.
The hearing has exposed a group that does not always understand or follow its own constitution and bylaws. Testimony raised questions about how the SCLC went about calling official meetings, making decisions about the organization, how funds were spent and even the election of Bernice King as president.