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Focusing on grassroots activism, the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) emerged in 1960 as a youth-led civil rights organization in North Carolina. It combined radical initiatives and Black Power with reform efforts, emphasizing local decision-making in the fight for social change. Through Freedom Houses, SNCC facilitated voter registration and direct action, adapting over time from a cohesive group to a more diverse coalition. The organization engaged in critical debates about its responsibilities to communities and those affected by racial violence, shaping its legacy in the civil rights movement.
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Sncc's Stories, Sharon Monteith
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- Sncc's Stories
- Subtitle
- The African American Freedom Movement in the Civil Rights South
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sharon Monteith
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 396
- ISBN13
- 9780820358031
- Category
- Maps and Travel, Ethnography
- Description
- Focusing on grassroots activism, the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) emerged in 1960 as a youth-led civil rights organization in North Carolina. It combined radical initiatives and Black Power with reform efforts, emphasizing local decision-making in the fight for social change. Through Freedom Houses, SNCC facilitated voter registration and direct action, adapting over time from a cohesive group to a more diverse coalition. The organization engaged in critical debates about its responsibilities to communities and those affected by racial violence, shaping its legacy in the civil rights movement.