Antibiotic resistance. Bacteria are termed drug-resistant when they are no longer inhibited by an antibiotic to which they were previously sensitive. The emergence and spread of antibacterial-resistant bacteria has continued to grow due to both the over-use and misuse of antibiotics.
As a principal organization of the Civil Rights Movement, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) championed the use of nonviolent direct action to end legal and social discrimination against African Americans.
Jan. 1957 - Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King,helped to establish the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, of which King is made the first president. The SCLC was a major force in organizing the civil rights movement and bases its principles on nonviolence and civil disobedience.