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Button, "Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee: We Shall Overcome," circa 1965

1961/1965

The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was organized in 1960 after four black college students demanded service at a Woolworth's lunch counter. The organization supported sit-ins protesting segregation. In 1964, SNCC led efforts to register African American voters in Mississippi. Later, the organization became one of the most militant civil rights organizations of the era, often clashing with more moderate groups.

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  • Title: Button, "Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee: We Shall Overcome," circa 1965
  • Date Created: 1961/1965
  • Location: United States
  • Subject Keywords: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.), Buttons (Information artifacts), Civil rights movements, African Americans
  • Type: Objects
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=299449
  • Object Name: Button (Information artifact)
  • Object ID: 2000.32.3
  • Image ID: THF16312
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
The Henry Ford

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