Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

What was the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, or SNCC, was a student group involved in the civil rights movement. SNCC was pronounced 'snick'.

When was the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee created?

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was created in April 1960 and was closed down by 1970.

Who set up the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was set up by students with the help of Ella Baker, a member of the SCLC.

Where was the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee created?

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was set up at Shaw University in Rayleigh, in the state of North Carolina.

Why was the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee created?

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was set up in response to the sit-ins in Greensboro to enable black and white students to work together in the civil rights movement.

What did the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee do?

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was involved in 6 main events:

• ❖ Sit-ins, such as the ones in Greensboro.
• ❖ Freedom Riders in 1961.
• ❖ The March on Washington, 1963.
• ❖ Freedom Summer in 1964.
• ❖ Selma to Montgomery March, 1965.
• ❖ March against Fear in 1966.

How did Stokely Carmichael change the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee changed in 4 main ways under the leadership of Stokely Carmichael:

• ❖ He became the leader of SNCC in 1966 and made SNCC a blacks-only organisation.
• ❖ He rejected the non-violent, peaceful campaign tactics.
• ❖ He coined the phrase 'black power' during the March Against Fear in 1966, which inspired the movement of the same name.
• ❖ He left SNCC in 1967.