SNCC

American  

[snik] / snɪk /

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.

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SNCC British  

/ snɪk /

acronym

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

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Etymology

Origin of SNCC

First recorded in 1960, when it was founded

Example Sentences

His nonviolence workshops nurtured many of the leaders who would propel the movement in the 1960s, including Lewis, who was one of the organizers of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, known as SNCC.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2024

Its members held long, almost endless discussions, especially SNCC.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

In May 1966, Carmichael commanded national attention when he became the chairman of SNCC.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2023

He sought out the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Atlanta but found little activity in the office and soon turned his attention to SNCC.

From Fox News • Jul. 26, 2021

“He listened with a smile,” said Miss Faye Bellamy, secretary of the SNCC, who accompanied Malcolm X to a Negro church where he would address a mass meeting.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey