A group that was led by Martin Luther King Jr. and trained volunteers in nonviolent resistance was

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was led by Martin Luther King Jr. and organized training in nonviolent resistance. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Congress of Racial Equality also used nonviolent protest, but the group described as led by King is the SCLC.

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