Sncc's Stories: The African American Freedom Movement in the Civil Rights South

by Sharon Monteith

Book Overview

Formed in 1960 in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was a high-profile civil rights collective led by young people. For Howard Zinn in 1964, SNCC members were "new abolitionists," but SNCC pursued radical initiatives and Black Power politics in addition to reform. It was committed to grassroots organizing in towns and rural communities, facilitating voter registration and direct action through "projects"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820358037
• ISBN13: 9780820358031
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"