The Southern Christian Leadership Conference returned to the city where it was born for its 50th annual convention.
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"SCLC is still on the battlefield for justice and equality and I think being in the New Orleans metropolitan area we brought hope to the people of New Orleans,"
"There is still much work to do in the wake of hurricane Katrina in terms of lack of government funding and revitalization for African-Americans. New Orleans is a great city and we want to make sure the citizens of this great city are able to receive the adequate funding and help they need to recover form hurricane Katrina."