“Blacks were deliberately and systematically kept illiterate (and the public school system was part of this) while at the same time literacy was the...
"Blacks were deliberately and systematically kept illiterate (and the...
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” – Shirley Chisholm
"If they don’t give you a seat at the...
“Civil defense and economic power alone will not insure the continuation of Democracy” – Charles Jones
“Civil defense and economic power alone will not insure...
“Democracy itself demands the great intangible strength of the people able to unite in a common endeavor because they are granted human dignity. This...
“Democracy itself demands the great intangible strength of the...
“I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people.” – Stokely Carmichael
"I maintain that every civil rights bill in this...
“Music is a motivation and organizing tool.” – Bettie Mae Fikes
"Music is a motivation and organizing tool.”
– Bettie Mae...
“My spirit speaks in songs and moans.” – Bettie Mae Fikes
“My spirit speaks in songs and moans.”
– Bettie Mae...
“SCLC has to adopt a strategy of ‘hit and run,’ striking one target at a time.” SCLC’s willingness to run as well as hit...
“SCLC has to adopt a strategy of ‘hit and...
“Songs are the things that keep me.” – Bettie Mae Fikes reflecting on her love for music and movement
"Songs are the things that keep me.”
– Bettie Mae...
“The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.” – Julian Bond
“The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any...
“The North was a different thing,” CORE Director James Farmer wrote. “Civil rights organizations had left the Northern poor to Malcolm X…
“The North was a different thing,” CORE Director James...
“The South resented giving the Afro-American his freedom, the ballot box and the Civil Rights Law.” – Ida B. Wells
“The South resented giving the Afro-American his freedom, the...
“We didn’t come for no two seats when all of us is tired!” – Fannie Lou Hamer, 1964 DNC
"We didn’t come for no two seats when all...
“We were the community’s children,” wrote SNCC’s legendary Mississippi project director Bob Moses in his book Radical Equations. “And that closeness rendered moot the...
“We were the community’s children,” wrote SNCC’s legendary Mississippi...
“When the federal government passed bills that supposedly supported Black voting and outlawed public segregation, SNCC lost the initiative in these areas”- Cleveland Sellers
"When the federal government passed bills that supposedly supported...
“You’re not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.” – Malcolm...
“You’re not supposed to be so blind with patriotism...
A newsletter—The Student Voice—was created and circulated to student protest groups. It mainly provided information about what the various SNCC-affiliated campus-based organizations were doing.
A newsletter—The Student Voice—was created and circulated to student...
Across the country, and especially in the south, SNCC veterans are influential leaders and activists. Once young and mentored by “elders” who had long...
Across the country, and especially in the south, SNCC...
Bridging The Movement: Charlie Cobb & Monifa Bandele
Charlie Cobb and Monifa Bandele
Thursday, September 23, 2021, 7:00pm-7:30pm
Charles...
Bridging The Movement: Dr. Judy Richardson and Darrien Johnson
Dr. Judy Richardson and Darrien Johnson
Thursday, September 23, 2021,...
Bridging The Movement: Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons with K. Agbebiyi, Da’Shaun Harrison
Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons with K. Agbebiyi, Da'Shaun Harrison
Thursday, September...
Bridging The Movement: Jennifer Lawson & Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson
Jennifer Lawson & Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson
Thursday, September 30, 2021,...
Charles Jones, SNCC Executive Committee member, said, “Civil defense and economic power alone will not insure the continuation of Democracy.”
Charles Jones, SNCC Executive Committee member, said, “Civil defense...
Collaboration with Duke University – 2013 to Present
The SNCC Legacy Project is collaborating with the John...
Constitutional Law At The Center: The Perennial Struggle Black Voting Rights
1. THE 3/5TH COMPROMISE
What it means
The Three-Fifths Compromise refers...
Documenting the SNCC 50th Anniversary Conference & Reunion – 2010
The SNCC Legacy Project produced the 38 DVDs that...
Ella Baker’s words best define this legacy: “We who believe in freedom cannot rest.”
Ella Baker’s words best define this legacy: "We who...
Fannie Lou Hamer declared at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, “We didn’t come for no two seats when all of us is tired!”
Fannie Lou Hamer declared at the 1964 Democratic National...
Fannie Lou Hamer: Testimony to Credentials Committee, DNC 1964
Fannie Lou Hamer, 1964
Democratic National Convention
Atlantic City, NJ
The National...
Five SNCC veterans have been recipients of MacArthur Foundation Genius awards. Former SNCC communications director Julian Bond became board chair of the NAACP. Former...
Five SNCC veterans have been recipients of MacArthur Foundation...
Freedom Summer 50th Anniversary, Jackson, MS – 2014
Working in collaboration with the MS NAACP, Tougaloo College...
Ida B. Wells stated, “The South resented giving the Afro-American his freedom, the ballot box and the Civil Rights Law.”
Ida B. Wells stated, “The South resented giving the...
In April 1960, SNCC Executive Committee member Charles Jones declared that “this movement will affect other areas beyond [lunch counter] services, such as politics...
In April 1960, SNCC Executive Committee member Charles Jones...
In Memoriam: Betty Garman Robinson
Betty Garman Robinson
January 8, 1939- October 11, 2020
Born in...
In Memoriam: Curtis Muhammad
Curtis Muhammad
1943-2022
The SNCC Legacy Project pays tribute to SNCC...
In Memoriam: Debbie Amis Bell
Debbie Amis Bell
1940-2017
Debbie epitomized the word "activist." She was...
In Memoriam: Dr. Doris Adelaide Derby
Dr. Doris Adelaide Derby
1939- 2022
The SNCC Legacy Project is...
In Memoriam: Dr. Gwendolyn M. Patton
Dr. Gwendolyn M. Patton
Dr. Gwendolyn M. Patton died suddenly...
In Memoriam: Eddie Charles Brown, Jr.
Eddie Charles Brown, Jr.
“His devotion, eloquence and generosity of...
