Birthed by HBCU Students, This Organization Offers Important Lessons for Today’s Student Activists
April 21, 2020
April 15, 2020 marked 60 years since the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). It became one of the most important organizations to engage in grassroots organizing during the modern civil rights movement and radically transformed youth culture during the decade. Jelani Favors, an associate professor of history and author of a book on how historically black colleges and universities ushered in a new era of activism and leadership, discusses SNCC's legacy and what lessons it can offer today's activists.
