In StruggleHarvard University Press, 1995 M04 3 - 384 pages With its radical ideology and effective tactics, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was the cutting edge of the civil rights movement during the 1960s. This sympathetic yet evenhanded book records for the first time the complete story of SNCC’s evolution, of its successes and its difficulties in the ongoing struggle to end white oppression. |
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... gain admis- sion to segregated facilities in Albany , and there were mass marches to City Hall demanding civil rights . One of these , on July 24 , ended in more rock and brick throwing . This outbreak of violence brought back national ...
... gain the trust and support of black residents . The volunteers hoped to attract national atten- tion and build new institutions , but they were also aware of the need to avoid subverting local black leadership and thereby maintaining ...
... gains . As Carmichael became a nationally - known fig- ure , SNCC shifted the focus of its activities from the deep South to urban centers , prompting some staff members to question whether tangible politi- cal gains could be realized ...
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In Struggle: SNCC and the Black Awakening of the 1960s, With a New ... Clayborne Carson Limited preview - 1995 |