Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was a major youth-led civil rights organization in the United States, best known for organizing sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and voter registration drives in the 1960s.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
civil rights organization
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nonprofit organization ⓘ student organization ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 1970s ⓘ |
| focus |
desegregation
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racial equality ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| foundedAt | Shaw University ⓘ |
| hasPart | SNCC Freedom Singers ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Atlanta
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surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia
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| ideology | nonviolence ⓘ |
| inception | 1960 ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Bernard Lafayette
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Bob Moses ⓘ Diane Nash ⓘ Ella Baker ⓘ Fannie Lou Hamer ⓘ James Forman ⓘ John Lewis ⓘ Julian Bond ⓘ Stokely Carmichael ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| method |
boycotts
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community organizing ⓘ freedom rides ⓘ nonviolent direct action ⓘ sit-ins ⓘ voter registration campaigns ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
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surface form:
Civil Rights Movement
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| notableCampaign | Lowndes County Freedom Organization ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Freedom Rides
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Freedom Summer ⓘ organizing youth in the Civil Rights Movement ⓘ sit-ins ⓘ voter registration drives ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Jim Crow laws
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racial segregation ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Birmingham campaign
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Freedom Rides ⓘ March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ⓘ Freedom Summer ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Freedom Summer
Selma to Montgomery marches ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
James Forman
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James Forman was executive secretary of SNCC
John Lewis ⓘ
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John Lewis was chairman of SNCC
Stokely Carmichael ⓘ
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Stokely Carmichael was chairman of SNCC
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| regionServed |
Southern United States
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surface form:
American South
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| shortName |
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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surface form:
SNCC
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| slogan | "One man, one vote" ⓘ |
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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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American South (mid-20th century civil rights era)
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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SNCC
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee activists
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee activists
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee activism
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SNCC
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Congress of Racial Equality
Jackson Movement (1960s civil rights campaign)
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Jackson Movement