FOUNDING MEMBERS
The Founding Meeting of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was called by Ms. Ella Jo Baker at her alma mater Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Most of the students who attended were from Historically Black College and Universities and were active participants in the sit-in movements that began on February 1, 1960.
DELEGATES TO THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
SHAW UNIVERSITY, RALEIGH, NC, APRIL 1960
| NAME | SCHOOL | COMMUNITY REPRESENTING |
|---|---|---|
| Adona, Tony | University of Maryland Law School | Baltimore, MD |
| Alexander, Poggi Joan | Fisk University | Nashville, TN |
| Anderson, Howard Edward | Shaw University | Raleigh, NC |
| Bardonille, Harold | South Carolina State College | Orangeburg, SC |
| Barrier, Jerry | Duke University | Durham, NC |
| Bates, Charles Harris | Stephens-Lee High School | Asheville, NC |
| Bell, Leo | J. T. Barber High School | New Bern, NC |
| Benjamin, Herman W. | Howard High School | Chattanooga, TN |
| Bevel, James Luther | American Baptist Seminary | Nashville, TN |
| Blair, Jr., Ezell Alexander | A & T College | Greensboro, NC |
| Bond, Horace Julian | Morehouse College | Atlanta, GA |
| Brodie, William E. | Atlanta University | Atlanta, GA |
| Brown, Benjamin D. | Clark College | Atlanta, GA |
| Bryant, Lucious E. | Florida A & M High School | Tallahassee, FL |
| Bushnell, Paul | Vanderbilt Divinity School | Nashville, TN |
| Cartwright, Eleanor | Duke University | Durham, NC |
| Chapman, Horace J. | J. T. Barber High School | New Bern, NC |
| Cossey, Mary A. | Kentucky State College | Frankfort, KY |
| Counts, Richard M. | Benedict College | Columbia, SC |
| Cundiff, Lawrence D. | Maryland State College | Princess Anne, MD |
| Cureton, William H. | Lincoln High School | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Curry, James T. | South Carolina State College | Orangeburg, SC |
| Dancy, Lesterine | Booker T. Washington High School | Rocky Mount, NC |
| Dansby, David M. | University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Davis, Thurman M. | Hampton Institute | Hampton, VA |
| Days, Jr., Harvey Edgar | Fayetteville State College | Fayetteville, NC |
| Deans, Hilda Ray | J. T. Barber High School | New Bern, NC |
| Demps, John Rodney | I. C. Norcom High School | Portsmouth, VA |
| Dent, Irving L. | Campbell College | Jackson, MS |
| Dickinson, Richard F. | Vanderbilt Divinity School | Nashville, TN |
| Donaldson, Shirley | Shaw University | Raleigh, NC |
| Duncan, Louis | Fort Valley State College | Fort Valley, GA |
| Embry, Elroy (Rev.) | Alabama State College | Montgomery, AL |
| Ferguson, II., James E. | Stephens-Lee High School | Asheville, NC |
| Field, Lee | Virginia State College | Petersburg, VA |
| Fisher, Robert W. | Tennessee State University | Nashville, TN |
| Forbes, David Collins | Shaw University | Raleigh, NC |
| Foster, Harold Ceyes | Lincoln High School | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Foster, James Harry | Stephens-Lee High School | Asheville, NC |
| Giles, Napoleon B. | Claflin College | Orangeburg, SC |
| Gillus, Roy | Hampton Institute | Hampton, VA |
| Greena, Laura E. | Virginia Union University | Richmond, VA |
| Grimes, William Thomas | Booker T. Washington High School | Rocky Mount, NC |
| Hamm, Jr., Arthur | Friendship Junior College | Rock Hill, SC |
| Hawkins, Shirley Celeste | Bennett College | Greensboro, NC |
| Hendrix, Wanzo Franklin | Howard High School | Chattanooga, TN |
| Hockaday, Albert | Shaw University | Raleigh, NC |
| Jackson, Larry C. | Tuskegee Institute | Tuskegee, AL |
| Jackson, Robert L. | I. C. Norcom High School | Portsmouth, VA |
| Johns, Major | Southern University | Baton Rouge, LA |
| Johnson, Elizabeth P. | Virginia Union University | Richmond VA |
| Johnson, Gloria L. | McHarry Medical College | Nashville, TN |
| Johnson, James Luther | Williston Junior College | Wilmington, NC |
| Jones, Edward English | Alabama State College | Montgomery, AL |
| Jones, Lizzie | I. C. Norcom High School | Portsmouth, VA |
| Jordan, Edwin W. | Virginia State College | Petersburg, VA |
| Kinder, Jr., Ezery M. | Claflin College | Orangeburg, SC |
| King, Alfred D. | Gammon Theological Seminary | Atlanta, GA |
| King, Jr., Edward B. | Kentucky State University | Frankfort, KY |
| King, Jr., Lonnie C. | Morehouse College | Atlanta, GA |
| King, Oscar H. | Williston Junior College | Wilmington, NC |
| King, Robert James | Daniel Paine College | Augusta, GA |
| Lafayette, Bernard | American Baptist Seminary | Nashville, TN |
| Laprad, Paul | Fisk University | Nashville, TN |
| Lee, Bernard | Alabama State College | Montgomery, AL |
| Lewis, James E. | Morris College | Sumter, SC |
| Marshall, Fred | Shaw University | Raleigh, NC |
| McDew, Charles F. | South Carolina State College | Orangeburg, SC |
| McFadden, James | Alabama State College | Montgomery, AL |
| McLaughlin, E.J. | Virginia State College | Petersburg, VA |
| Meadows, Matthew J. | Bethune-Cookman College | Daytona Beach, FL |
| Mitchell, Clarence M. | Morgan State College | Baltimore, MD |
| Mitchell, Glenford Eckleton | Shaw University | Raleigh, NC |
| Moore, Ronald | William Penn High School | High Point, NC |
| Morris, JoAnn | Southern University | Baton Rouge, LA |
| Moses, Jr., Henry Lee | Owen College | Memphis, TN |
| Mossir, Yvonne | Southern University | Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nash, Diane | Fisk University | Nashville, TN |
| Neff, H. Jean | Bennett College | Greensboro, NC |
| Nunn, Eleanor | Shaw University | Raleigh, NC |
| Parham, John | Atlanta University | Atlanta, GA |
| Peterson, Joseph | Alabama State College | Montgomery, AL |
| Phillips, Donovan | North Carolina College | Durham, NC |
| Pinkston, Frank George (Rev.) | Virginia Union University | Richmond, VA |
| Plummer, Jr., Abe | Friendship Junior College | Rock Hill, SC |
| Powell, Rodney | McHarry Medical College | Nashville, TN |
| Quarles, Muriel Barbara | Morgan State College | Baltimore, MD |
| Rawson, Cecil | Elizabeth City State Teachers College | Elizabeth City, NC |
| Reed, Joe Lewis | Alabama State College | Montgomery, AL |
| Reed, Joyce Ann | Unity High School | Statesville, NC |
| Rice, Leon | Alabama State College | Montgomery, AL |
| Richburg, James | Alabama State College | Montgomery, AL |
| Roach, James | Barber-Scotia College | Concord, NC |
| Robinson, Marvin E. | Southern University | Baton Rouge, LA |
| Rolle, Harold Alexander | Hampton Institute | Hampton, VA |
| Salvage, Phillip H. | Morgan State College | Baltimore, MD |
| Sanders, Reta | Atlanta University | Atlanta, GA |
| Sasser, Sidney | J. T. Barber High School | New Bern, NC |
| Senior, Clarence H. | Morris Brown College | Atlanta, GA |
| Sherrod, Charles M. | Virginia Union University | Richmond VA |
| Shipman, Howard Alvin | Alabama State College | Montgomery, AL |
| Smith, Andrew | Howard High School | Chattanooga, TN |
| Smith, Mary Ann | Morris Brown College | Atlanta, GA |
| Smith, William E. | A & T College | Greensboro, NC |
| Sparks, Charles | Shaw University | Raleigh, NC |
| Steele, Jr., Charles K. | Florida A & M High School | Tallahassee, FL |
| Stephens, Betty | St. Augustine College | Raleigh, NC |
| Thomas, Darnell LaFrancine | Le Moyne College | Memphis, TN |
| Thomas, Henry James | Howard University | Washington, DC |
| Thornton, Virginious | Virginia State College | Petersburg, VA |
| Thrope, Billie | North Carolina College | Durham, NC |
| Walker, David | Shaw University | Raleigh, NC |
| Walker, Jesse Henry | Miles College | Birmingham, AL |
| Walker, Sandra | Virginia State College | Petersburg, VA |
| Watts, Marzette | Alabama State College | Montgomery, AL |
| White, Jimmy | Morris College | Sumter, SC |
| Whittaker, Elizabeth | St. Augustine College | Raleigh, NC |
| Wilkes, Arlean | William Penn High School | High Point, NC |
| Williams, Laurette H. | North Carolina State College | Durham, NC |
| Williams, Lonnie G. | Bible Training Institute | Goldsboro, NC |
| Wright, Marian Elizabeth | Spelman College | Atlanta, GA |
| Young, Aner Ruth | Alabama State College | Montgomery, AL |
| Young, Edgar McCray (Rev.) | LeMoyne College | Memphis, TN |
