Black Power
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (the SNCC, otherwise known as "snick") was founded in Raleigh, North Carolina, 1960 (www.ibiblio.org/sncc/). It originally consisted of black and white college students protesting and demonstrating in a peaceful manner to "speed desegregation in the South"(World Book Encyclopedia: Col. 2). By 1970, the committee had been abandoned due to conflict within the group and too varied ideologies within the group. However, how did the group get to the point of termination? Who were its leaders? Where were the differences of opinion? Originally, when the group was founded, the black community of the United States of America was highly oppressed. The situation in the South was bad; segregation was commonplace in the South. Obviously, the black community desired ramifications with hopes to better their current situation. Aided by charismatic leaders, usually found through the black Southern churches, many organizations began to arise. One such organization, originally led by Congressman John Lewis, was the SNCC. John Lewis held true to what the organization stood for: a nonviolent activist group determined to make a difference, adhering to an ideal that change could
www.ibiblio.org/sncc/ "Student Nonviolent Cordinating Committee." Accessed May 18th, 2001; Blanchard, MI. Kaufman, Michael T. "Stokely Carmichael, Rights Leader Who Coined ‘Black Power,' Dies at 57." The New York Times. New York, NY: Nov. 16, 1998.
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