“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...
“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...
“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...
“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...
“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...
“MFDP—enabled SNCC to provide a political voice for the politically powerless and inarticulate black poor.”
MFDP—enabled SNCC to provide a political voice for the...
“No civil rights action in history had ever swept the South the way that the sit-in movement did; certainly no action driven and led...
No civil rights action in history had ever swept...
“SNCC talked about issues that no white Mississippi politicians had ever dreamed of mentioning-ideas which resonate even today.”- James Forman
"SNCC talked about issues that no white Mississippi politicians...
“SNCC was in the vanguard in demonstrating that independent Black politics could be successful.”
SNCC was in the vanguard in demonstrating that independent...
“The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party: In Mississippi and throughout the black belt, the savage never-ending oppressive cycle that kept black people politically disenfranchised had...
The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party: In Mississippi and throughout...
“Violence and reprisal was the response to any Black effort aimed at gaining the political franchise; but because few blacks were willing to brave...
"Violence and reprisal was the response to any Black...
“What is new in your fight is the fact that it was initiated, fed, and sustained by students.”
What is new in your fight is the fact...
“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...
“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...
2022 Mid-term Elections
We are engaging in a battle for our freedom. Everything we have achieved over the last 60 years is now up for a vote tomorrow.
A civil rights veteran’s advice for the next generation: Move beyond the protests
Today, at age 80, Courtland Cox can look over the nation’s political landscape and see progress that was virtually unimaginable in his activist days.
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...
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 Memoriam: Betty Garman Robinson
Betty Garman Robinson
January 8, 1939- October 11, 2020
Born in...
In Memoriam: Carita Richardson
Carita Richardson
1935-2002
Carita Richardson was born in 1935 in Tarrytown,...
In Memoriam: Charles Horwitz
Charles Horwitz
1935-2006
Jules Charles Horwitz was born in 1935, in...
In Memoriam: Cordell Reagon
Cordell Reagon
1943-1996
Cordell Reagon was an American singer and activist....
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...
In Memoriam: Elizabeth Martinez
Elizabeth Martinez
1925-2021
Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez died June 29, 2021...
In Memoriam: Eric Jones
Eric Jones
1943-2020
Eric Jones passed away on Wednesday morning, January...
In Memoriam: Eugene Willie Steptoe
Eugene Willie Steptoe
1907-1983
Eldridge Willie (E.W.) Steptoe was born in...
In Memoriam: Frank Cieciorka
Frank Cieciorka
1939-2008
Frank Cieciorka was a noted graphic artist for...
In Memoriam: Harriet Tanzman
Harriet Tanzman
1940-2020
Harriet Tanzman was born in Brooklyn, New York...
In Memoriam: Hellen O’Neal McCray
Hellen O'Neal McCray
1941-2010
Hellen O’Neal McCray, Freedom Rider, was...
In Memoriam: Ivanhoe Donaldson
Ivanhoe Donaldson
1941-2016
Ivanhoe Donaldson died April 3, 2016 in Washington,...
In Memoriam: Jack Chatfield
Jack Chatfield
1942-2014
Born in 1942 in Baltimore, Jack Chatfield was...
In Memoriam: James O. Jones
James O. Jones
1943-2019
Former Director of the Arkansas SNCC Project...
In Memoriam: James Peacock
James Arthur Peacock
1935-1998
James Arthur Peacock was born in Tallahatchie...
In Memoriam: Jesse T. Morris
Jesse T. Morris
1941-2021
SNCC Veteran Jesse Morris passed away this...
In Memoriam: Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers
1937-2021
SNCC Veteran Jimmy Rogers passed away from Coronavirus...
In Memoriam: John M. O’Neal
John M. O'Neal
Actor, playwright, director and cultural activist John...
In Memoriam: Joseph Charles Jones
Joseph Charles Jones
August 23, 1937 – December 27, 2019
Charles...
In Memoriam: Julius Lester
Julius Lester
Julius Lester, SNCC photographer 1966-1968, died January 18,...
In Memoriam: Morris Lenwood Ruffin, Jr.
Morris Lenwood Ruffin, Jr.
1944 - 2021
Morris Ruffin, later known...
In Memoriam: Norris McNamara
Norris McNamara
1942 - 2020
SNCC Staff photographer Norris McNamara passed...
In Memoriam: Prathia Hall
Prathia Hall
1940-2002
Prathia Hall was born and raised in Philadelphia,...
In Memoriam: Ralph Allen
Ralph Allen
1941-2005
Born in Melrose, Massachusetts and a Trinity College...
In Memoriam: Ralph Featherstone
Ralph Featherstone
1939-1970
Ralph Featherstone was born in Washington DC in...
In Memoriam: Reverend Charles Sherrod
Rev. Charles Melvin Sherrod, Civil Rights Leader Who Brought...
In Memoriam: Robert “Bob” Parris Moses
Robert "Bob" Parris Moses
1935 - 2021
The SNCC Legacy Project...
In Memoriam: Samuel Leamon Younge Jr.
Samuel Leamon Younge Jr.
1944-1966
Samuel Leamon Younge Jr. was...
In Memoriam: Stokely Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael
Born Stokely Carmichael in Trinidad, and later known...
In Memoriam: Tamio Wakayama
Tamio Wakayama
1941-2018
SNCC Photographer Tamio Wakayama passed away on March...
In Memoriam: Unita Blackwell
Unita Blackwell
Unita Blackwell, the sharecropper who later became the...
In Memoriam: Walter “Billy” Stafford
Walter "Billy" Stafford
1940-2008
Billy Stafford was born in 1940 in...
Inter-generational Discussions – 2021
INTRA- AND INTER-GENERATIONAL DISCUSSIONS
April – June 2021
A series of...
James Forman stated the goal is “to shake loose the fear among blacks, and, through their progressive platforms, gave their intended constituents an expanded...
James Forman stated the goal is “to shake loose...
Julian Bond stated, “The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.”
Julian Bond stated, “The humanity of all Americans is...
Legacy Speaks: Mrs. Victoria Jackson Gray
A statement from Victoria Jackson Gray, Mississippi Freedom Democratic...
More Than Condolences, My Late Husband Needs You To Vote
I lost my husband of 56 years two weeks ago. And while I am appreciative of the countless condolences received, the best way to pay tribute is to make it to the polls this election.
Preserving Our History: What to do With Your Freedom Movement Papers
The SNCC Legacy Project and the Civil Rights Movement...
Smithsonian’s NMAAHC – 2013 – 2017
Save Our African American Treasures: A National Collections Initiative...
SNCC 40th Anniversary – Vol. 01 – Remembrance of Ms. Ella Baker
Remembrance of Ms. Ella Baker by Connie Curry. Various...
SNCC 40th Anniversary – Vol. 02 – Remembrance of Ms. Ella Baker
Remembrance of Ms. Ella Baker by Casey Hayden, Judy...
SNCC 40th Anniversary – Vol. 03 – Questions from the remembrance of Ms. Ella Baker
Workshop discussing SNCC’s evolution by Muriel Tillinghast, Bob Zellner...
SNCC 40th Anniversary – Workshop discussing strategies and tactics of organizing
Workshop discussing strategies and tactics of organizing with speakers...
SNCC 50th Anniversary – Vol. 02 – Early Student Movement Philosophy & Activism
SNCC 50th Anniversary Conference
Volume 2 - Early Student Movement...
SNCC 50th Anniversary – Vol. 03 – From Student Activists to Field Organizers
SNCC 50th Anniversary Conference
Volume 3 - From Student Activists...
SNCC 50th Anniversary – Vol. 04 – SNCC Builds An Organization
SNCC 50th Anniversary Conference
Volume 4 - SNCC Builds An...
SNCC 50th Anniversary – Vol. 01 – Opening Plenary
SNCC 50th Anniversary Conference
Volume 1 - Opening Plenary
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Chuck...
SNCC 60th Anniversary – Organizing the Black Community to Get Out and Vote in 2022 and 2024: A Heavy Lift
How to improve strategies used in the 2020 Presidential...
SNCC 60th Anniversary – The Importance of Controlling Local, State and Federal Budgets
It’s in the budget! Politicians can say anything, but...
SNCC 60th Anniversary – The Importance Of Land And The Fight Against Food Insecurity
Thousands of people live in food deserts, are dependent...
SNCC 60th Anniversary – The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)
The organizing strategies used by the Black community in...
SNCC 60th Anniversary Conference – 2021
The SNCC 60th Anniversary Conference was a multi-generational event...
SNCC Legacy Project Digital Movement Platform (SLP DMP) – 2022
The SNCC Legacy Project (SLP) Digital Movement Platform (DMP)...
SNCC Student Voice
Documenting The Movement: Voter Suppression, Aggression & Determined Resistance
Through...
SNCC: The Importance of its Work, the Value of its Legacy
SNCC Staff singing a Freedom Song in SNCC’s National office (Atlanta,1963). They are wearing coats because there was no heat. L-R: Mike Sayer, MacArthur Cotton, James Forman, Rick Manning, Marion Barry, Lester McKinnie, Mike Thelwell, Lawrence Guyot, Eric Jones, John Lewis (behind Jones), Julian Bond (far right rear with cigarette), Judy Richardson, Jean Wheeler. [Photo: Danny Lyon]
Stokely Carmichael stated, “I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people.”
Stokely Carmichael stated, “I maintain that every civil rights...
Taking Our Power Back: Voting Down the Ballot
Taking Our Power Back: Voting Down the Ballot
September 16,...
Tarana Burke stated, “These movements aren’t about anger. We’re not angrily saying ‘Black Lives Matter.’ We’re declaring it. It’s a declaration.”
Tarana Burke stated, “These movements aren’t about anger. We’re...
Teacher Institutes (2017-2018, 2021)
Three teacher training institutes were held in collaboration with...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Attacks On Democracy
We are standing on dangerous ground today. Much that...
The Way to Freedom: Selma and the Making of a Movement
The National Park Service (NPS) is streaming a 23-minute...
Voting Rights Act: Beyond the Headlines
Reading Introduction:
A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THE HISTORY AND LEGACY...
