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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Collected Records

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Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore 19081-1399

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Call Number:
CDG-A.Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Repository:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Extent:
0.08 linear ft. (1 linear in.)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Cite as: Swarthmore College Peace Collection, CDG-A., Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee..
Date:
1960-1961 (inclusive)
Abstract:

SNCC was founded in 1960 at the close of the Raleigh Conference, held at Shaw University, Raleigh, NC. It was a meeting of Southern student sit-in leaders and northern student supporters. In May, 1960, the committee held its first meeting in Atlanta. SNCC was composed of representatives from 16 southern states and the District of Columbia. Its basic purpose was the coordination of activities within the civil rights movement.

The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is not the official repository for the records of this organization.

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