We all know what elections mean, as in every country there is a process of electing the representatives of the people to govern the country through a process of adult suffrage. These elections are held at regular intervals, and people express their choice of the candidates who contest elections from their constituencies. However, ask a person differences between primary and general elections and you are likely to draw a blank as most people do not appreciate the real differences between primary and general elections. Let us understand what these two different forms of election mean to us.
In 1957, Dr. King was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), an organization designed to provide new leadership for the now burgeoning civil rights movement.