SCLC (1957) SNCC (1960) (jan 1, 1957 – jan 1, 1960)
Description:
SNCC(Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee) a group established in 1960 to promote and use non-violent means to protest racial discrimination; they were the ones primarily responsible for creating the sit-in movement.
SCLC
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is an African-American civil rights organization. SCLC, which is closely associated with its first president, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., had a large role in the American Civil Rights Movement.
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Date:
jan 1, 1957
jan 1, 1960
~ 3 years