Use the resources below to research the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) as you prepare for our mock SNCC meeting. Explore primary sources, videos, databases, overviews, and important passages from March: Book One.
π· SNCC Photo Archives
Civil Rights Movement photo sets, including demonstrations, sit-ins, and youth activism.
π DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICAΒ
π SMITHSONIAN: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
Original documents, interviews, training materials, and essays.
πLIBRARY OF CONGRESS: CIVIL RIGHTS IN AMERICAΒ
Historical flyers, organizing materials, and voter registration examples.
π CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT ARCHIVEΒ
πΊ What Was SNCC? (HISTORY Channel overview)
π www.history.com/topics/black-history/snccΒ
πA Democracy MinuteΒ
πΊ Freedom Summer: Voter Registration Focus (PBS)Β π What Was Freedom Summer?Β
π¦ Gale in Context: U.S. History
Search terms to try: SNCC, John Lewis, Civil Rights Movement, Nonviolence, Freedom Summer
π BVSD SSOΒ
Recommended articles: SNCC, Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., Freedom Summer
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π₯ TOPIC 1: Nonviolence vs. Self-Defense
π Look For:
Reasons SNCC leaders believed in nonviolence β
How nonviolence training prepared activists π§
Examples of activists staying peaceful under attack πͺποΈ
How nonviolence shaped public opinion and laws πΊβοΈ
The risks and challenges of staying nonviolent π¨
Strong arguments for self-defense π‘οΈ
π Look For:
How SNCC and MLK/SCLC agreed on major goals π€π€πΎ
Areas where they disagreed on strategy or leadership β‘
SNCCβs belief in youth-led, bottom-up leadership ππΎββοΈππΎββοΈ
Moments in March showing SNCC learning from MLK πβ¨
Moments showing SNCC wanting independence π§
Reasons why working together could strengthen the movement π
π Look For:
The impact of sit-ins and marches (direct action) βπΎπ½οΈ
The purpose of voter registration and why it mattered π³οΈ
Which strategy led to faster changeβ‘
Which strategy built long-term political power ποΈ
Examples of SNCC organizing protests or sit-ins π£
Examples of SNCC leading voter registration drives ππ³οΈ
Pros and cons of each strategy βοΈ
ποΈ Organize your sources and notes in one place
βοΈ Avoid plagiarism by keeping track of where information comes from
π Create correct MLA citations for your bibliography
ποΈ Show your research processΒ