ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, hiː ænd dˈɑːn hˈʌbɚd ɪmˈɜːdʒd æz ðə lˈiːdɚz ʌvðə blˈæk pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən kˈɔːld sˈoʊl sˈʌðɚn ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ jˈuːnɪfˌaɪd lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp.
In the 1970s, he and Don Hubbard emerged as the leaders of the black political organization called SOUL (Southern Organization for Unified Leadership).