Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC formed in 1960 to coordinate student activism across the South. Under leaders like John Lewis and Diane Nash, they organized some of the most dangerous civil rights work. SNCC activists lived in rural communities, facing daily threats while registering voters. Their grassroots approach often differed from older organizations. They questioned accommodation strategies and gradually moved toward more confrontational tactics. SNCC became a training ground for a generation of activists.
