Jane Stembridge
1936-2021
Born in Georgia, Jane Stembridge was SNCC’s first employee. While a graduate student at Union Theological Seminary in New York, Jane was recruited in 1960 by Ms. Ella Baker to come work in the new SNCC office in Atlanta. In October 1960 she produced SNCC’s first publication, The Student Voice. As a white southerner, she realized “it wasn’t mainly about me, but it was also about me.” Jane died at age 85 in Georgia on 21 July, 2021.
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