SNCC

[ snik ]

noun

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.

Origin of SNCC

First recorded in 1960, when it was founded

Words Nearby SNCC

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How to use SNCC in a sentence

This event, know as “Turn Around Tuesday,” enraged many of the demonstrators, especially the young SNCC activists.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’ | Gary May | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
In 1962, Hamer attended a meeting about black voter registration sponsored by SNCC.
Remembering Civil Rights Heroine Fannie Lou Hamer: 'I'm Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired' | Lottie L. Joiner | September 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
They were trying to mirror SNCC and SDS globally and move the Peace Corps in that direction.
Tom Hayden’s Feelings on Occupy Wall Street Run Hot and Cold | Jeff Smith | April 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for SNCC

SNCC

/ (snɪk) /

n acronym for(in the US)

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

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