![A black and white pin-back button with text. In two arcs around the top and bottom edges of the button face are black blocks with white text. In the middle, centered, is black text. The text reads: [STUDENT NONVIOLENT / WE / SHALL / OVERCOME / COORDINATING / COMMITTEE].](https://learn.civilandhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/LP13_Figure-9-600x599.jpg)
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was a prominent organization in the Civil Rights Movement. It was founded in 1960 by young activists who were dedicated to achieving social change through nonviolent means. SNCC played a crucial role in organizing sit-ins, freedom rides, and voter registration drives to challenge segregation and racial injustice in the United States. With its commitment to grassroots organizing and civil disobedience, SNCC made significant contributions to the advancement of civil rights and the fight for equality.
Featured in
In this lesson, students will examine what factors influenced the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Black Panther Party and what impact the two organizations had on the movement for Black liberation.
Learn how students were the driving force behind much of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s through music, interviews, and more.
Through analyzing the political cartoons created by Maurice Pennington, students will see how Pennington used satire to critique society and push for civil rights in Atlanta.
In this lesson, students will take a deep dive into the motivations of Americans who participate in non-violent protests throughout history.
In this lesson, students will examine what factors influenced the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Black Panther Party and what impact the two organizations had on the movement for Black liberation.
