Civil Rights Work
Sala Udin has a long history of involvement with activist groups. He has advocated causes for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Udin traveled south with the freedom riders and during the 1960s worked primarily in Holmes County, Mississippi, for the benefit of the Civil Rights Movement. It was there that Udin rallied for school desegregation, farmer cooperatives, and voter registration. While in the south, he also helped with the organization of Head Start programs in both Lexington and Mileston. The aim of Head Start programs was to prepare children from low-income families for school by providing education, health, and parent involvement services. During his time spent in Mississippi, he was also subject to arrests and beatings. Upon returning to Pittsburgh, Udin became involved with the Black Consciousness movement and helped to establish a branch of the Congress of African People. Udin would also become coordinator of this branch. Later, he would campaign for the construction of the Freedom Corner Monument located in Pittsburgh's Hill District and found the Freedom Corner Committee of which he holds the general chair. This committee is responsible for the upkeep of the monument and the selection of the recipient of the Torch of Freedom Award which honors civil rights activists for their contributions to Western Pennsylvania.
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