SNCC

[ snik ]

noun

1. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee: a U.S. civil rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for African Americans through local and regional action groups.

SNCC

/ snɪk /

acronym for

1. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (1960–69) and Student National Coordinating Committee (from 1969); a civil-rights organization

Word History and Origins

Origin of SNCC¹

First recorded in 1960, when it was founded

Example Sentences

This event, know as “Turn Around Tuesday,” enraged many of the demonstrators, especially the young SNCC activists.

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In 1962, Hamer attended a meeting about black voter registration sponsored by SNCC.

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They were trying to mirror SNCC and SDS globally and move the Peace Corps in that direction.

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