 Also in 1961, Harris was cited for contempt by the Boatwright Committee of the Virginia General Assembly for not revealing the names of individuals associated with SCLC and not responding to the questions asked by the committee.On March 29, 1962, Dr. King along with more than 100 Virginia ministers and laymen accompanied Harris to his contempt trial (Boatwright Committee) in Hopewell.He worked with Dr. King on multiple civil rights initiatives, including the March on Washington in 1963 and Selma to Montgomery March in 1965; and considered him as one of his mentors in the Civil Rights Movement.