Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

McLaurin wanted to pursue getting his doctorate in education at University of Oklahoma, but due to its segregated policies, it did not offer any facilities for black students. McLaurin brought the legal system about to overturn these policies. Even when he got admitted, McLaurin had to sit in a desk outside of the classroom full of white students. The government addressed only half of the issues presented. It was not until…

When news reached Diane Nash of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), she was infuriated, she wanted to continue the Freedom Rides. She said that stopping the freedom rides will not only kill the movement but will also send the wrong signal to the people of America. So on May 14, a second group…

To me action are more powerful than words because you can talk about doing something but you won't be doing anything. The only reason that you won't be doing anything is because you are afraid of the outcome, you are afraid of what would happen to you. Look at Martin Luther King Jr for example. Martin Luther King jr had a famous speech called “I have a Dream.” He went up in front of people and told him that he had a dream, but he made the action and had the courage to go up and say it. But…

Through targeting the worst cases of injustices and discrimination, the members of the movement created media attention and made more people aware of the gross disrespect and prejudices African-Americans faced. They were extremely disciplined in using nonviolent direct action to protest in order to gain the moral high ground. This made the protesters look innocent and helpless, these acts affect the whole society and economy. Through boycotting public busses and getting arrested for sit-ins and…

On February 1, 1960, four college students in Greensboro staged the first sit-in at a Woolhort lunch counter. The event received no attention. However, it inspired other sit ins to take place. Students in Nashville who had received more training were able to execute more successful sit-is that caught media attention. The Nashville sit-ins propelled the tactic to the main stage of American news. As this method of resistance proved successful, violent outbursts became increasingly common. The…

equality, but took very different approaches to their music and message. Political organizations also took a similar approach to black liberation. For instance, there were militant groups like The Black Panthers and nonviolent advocacy groups like the Student National Coordinating Committee (SNCC). During this time having a spectrum of opinions and approaches to ending racism was essential because it gave anyone who was willing to join the fight someone to look up to and gain strength from. With…

James Farmer who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality or more simply known as CORE. John Lewis who is now a leader in the Civil Rights Movement as president of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Roy Wilkins whose hard work and determination is shown going all the way back to 1955, when he was given the title executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People also known as NAACP. Who…

Slavery in America began in 1619 when the first African slaves were bought to the colony of Jamestown, Virginia. They were bought to give aid in the production of lucrative crops such as tobacco, rice, indigo and cotton. African American slaves helped build the economic foundations of the country and the invention of the cotton gin helped solidify the importance of slavery to the South’s economy. However, Slaves were exposed to cruel treatment. They endured sexual assault, abuse with and without…

1960 's Civil Rights Movement. This was the first grand display and radical time in history where African Americans would gather together and stand up for their constitutional rights as American citizens. The movement would later drift away from nonviolent and peaceful protests, towards a new movement called "Black Power," that would change and challenge the cultural and racial war in America. Some of the leading figures during these two movements such as, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Stokely…

What is leadership? My interpretation of leadership is a role, where a person with a lot of knowledge and wisdom has good will and kind heart to lead the ones who do not know where exactly to move. To be a force for weaker minds, to help stay strong together and to stand straight for the common good and rights. Leadership quality according to the Forbes magazine is often a person does not have to be,” an extroverted charismatic trait to practice leadership,” Also “and those with charisma don’t…