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John Lewis: March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom
Original draft of SNCC’s March on Washington Speech. Delivered by SNCC’s Chairman, John Lewis, on August 28, 1963.
On the passing of Harry Belafonte
We who are veterans of SNCC are profoundly pained by the passing of Harry Belafonte. It is Harry Belafonte, the fighter for human and civil rights, that we remember.
Legendary photographer Kwame Brathwaite of ‘Black is Beautiful’ has passed away at age 85
The pioneering activist and trailblazing photographer whose work helped propagate the “Black is Beautiful” movement of the 1960s, was born on January 1, 1938, to immigrants from Barbados who lived in Brooklyn, New York.
SNCC and the Black Arts Movement
Focusing on artistic endeavor, Moderator A.B. Spellman describes this session’s theme as "Where we came from, where we went, where we are and where we might go."
SNCC 60th Anniversary – Policing and Changing The Mission of The Criminal Justice System
What some see as a solution, others see as a problem. This paradox is at the heart of many issues related to policing, community safety & criminal justice.
SNCC 50th Anniversary – Keynote Luncheon Speech by Reverend James Lawson
SNCC 50th Anniversary Conference
Volume 6 - Luncheon Keynote: Rev. James Lawson, "We Have Not Yet Arrived"
SNCC 40th Anniversary – Prayer Service
Prayer service and remembrances of the first meeting organizing the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. A conversation with Chuck McDew, James Lawson and Ivanhoe Donaldson.
The Night Willie Peacock Preached Us (1965)
Willie Peacock preached us a history lesson beginning at the ice age and then questioned his students...
Dear Representative; We Support You!
We, veterans of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), send our support and appreciation for your determined efforts to stand up for the rights of the people of Tennessee.
In Memoriam: Ruth Buffington Hansen
Ruth Buffington Hansen
1943 - 2009
Ruth Buffington was a high...
In Memoriam: Howard Himmelbaum
Howard Himmelbaum
1940-2012
Howard Himmelbaum was born in 1940 in Brooklyn,...
In Memoriam: Robert “Bob” Cableton
Robert "Bob" Cableton
1938-2007
Bob Cableton, born in 1938 in Arkansas...
In Memoriam: Benjamin S. Grinage
Benjamin S. Grinage
1932-1987
Born in Kentucky and raised in Ohio,...
The Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project Wins Award!
SNCC Legacy Project ally the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project Awarded Mellon Foundation Grant
‘Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power’ Review: A Movement That Changed America
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.
Congressman John Lewis: “Stand Up and Make Some Noise”
SNCC 50th Anniversary Conference
Volume 28 - Luncheon Keynote: Congressman...
In Memoriam: Frank Holloway
Frank Holloway
1939-2018
Frank Holloway, born and raised in Atlanta, GA,...
In Memoriam: Amanda Bowens Perdew
Amanda Bowens Perdew
1945-2006
Amanda Bowens, who grew up in Americus,...
In Memoriam: Jane Stembridge
Jane Stembridge
1936-2021
Born in Georgia, Jane Stembridge was SNCC's first...
In Memoriam: Hilda Wilson
Hilda Wilson
1910-1975
Hilda C. Wilson was born in Jacksonville, Florida...
In Memoriam: Charles Scattergood
Charles Scattergood
1942-1999
Charles E. Scattergood was born in Boothbay Harbor,...
In Memoriam: Lucille Perlman
Lucille Perlman
As remembered by Bill Perlman
January 15, 2016
Sadly, my...
In Memoriam: Lorne Cress Love
Lorne Cress Love
1934-2023
Born Lorne Katharine Cress in Chicago in...
The White Supremacist Attack on Education
The central elements of the education policy that Florida’s...
This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed
Charles Cobb talks about his book, This Nonviolent Stuff’ll...
SNCC 50th Anniversary – Vol. 05 – The Raleigh Civil Rights Movement
SNCC 50th Anniversary Conference
Volume 5 - The Raleigh Civil...
SNCC 40th Anniversary – The Role of Struggle in the Development of a Democratic Society
A discussion of the role of struggle in the...
In Memoriam: Sheila K. Michaels
Sheila K. Michaels
1939-2017
Born and raised in St.. Louis, in 1959...
In Memoriam: Larry Mamiya
Larry Mamiya
1942-2019
SNCC Veteran Lawrence Hiroshi Mamiya, 76, Professor Emeritus...
In Memoriam: Gwendolyn Greene Britt
Gwendolyn Greene Britt
1941-2008
Gwendolyn Greene was born and raised in...
In Memoriam: Donald Jelinek
Donald Jelinek
1934-2016
Donald Jelinek was a lawyer who defended civil...
In Memoriam: Colia Liddel Lafayette Clark
Colia Liddel Lafayette Clark
1940-2022
Clark was born in 1940 in...
In Memoriam: Sandra Casey Hayden
Sandra Casey Hayden
1937-2023
SNCC Veteran and Freedom Rider Sandra Casey...
In Memoriam: Staughton Lynd
Staughton Lynd
1930-2022
Staughton Lynd, historian, activist, Friend of SNCC and...
In Memoriam: Myrtle Glascoe
Myrtle Glascoe
1936-2019
Myrtle Glascoe was born in 1936 in Washington,...
In Memoriam: Rev. Willie Blue
Rev. Willie Blue
1939-2022
SNCC Veteran the Reverend Willie Blue died...
Roger Ebert.com REVIEW: Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
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.
Pick of the Day: “Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power”
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.
Lowndes County And The Road To Black Power – Coming Feb. 2nd
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.
SNCC 40th Anniversary – Workshop discussing strategies and tactics of organizing
Workshop discussing strategies and tactics of organizing with speakers...
SNCC 60th Anniversary – The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)
The organizing strategies used by the Black community in...
SNCC 50th Anniversary – Vol. 04 – SNCC Builds An Organization
SNCC 50th Anniversary Conference
Volume 4 - SNCC Builds An...
In Memoriam: Ralph Allen
Ralph Allen
1941-2005
Born in Melrose, Massachusetts and a Trinity College...
