The group was founded in 1950 by Roland Muirhead and supporters including Oliver Brown, who became its first president.
[1] Other leading members included Robert B. Wilkie, Archie Lamont, David Murray, Kenneth McLaren and Matthew Somerville.
[3] The new group launched its own journal, Forward Scotland, and adopted a socialist perspective, with loose links to the Independent Labour Party,[1][3] calling for direct action rather than standing in elections.
[1] Other activities included a campaign advocating the purchase of Scottish products.
[5] In 1962, the Congress launched the Scottish Provisional Constituent Assembly, which published a proposed constitution in 1964, shortly before Muirhead's death.