Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
/ˌstjuːdnt nɒnˌvaɪələnt kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪtɪŋ kəmɪti/
/ˌstuːdnt nɑːnˌvaɪələnt kəʊˈɔːrdɪneɪtɪŋ kəmɪti/
(abbreviation SNCC)
- one of the active African American organizations during the civil rights movement. It was begun in 1960 by black and white students in Raleigh, North Carolina. SNCC was against the use of violence until Stokely Carmichael became its leader in 1966. It ended in the 1970s.
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee