The reverends Fred Shuttlesworth, who was the chief local organizer, James Bevel, SCLC leader who initiated the Children's Crusade and taught the students nonviolence, and Martin Luther King, Jr. were frequent speakers at the church and led the movement.
Pastorerna Fred Shuttlesworth, som var lokal organisatörschef, James Bevel, SCLC:s ledare som tog initiativ till Children's Crusade och lärde studenter Icke-våld och Martin Luther King var återkommande talare vid kyrkan och ledde rörelsen.