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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Report

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This historical investigation will explore the question “how did the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s activism contribute to the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?” This will be accomplished using a combination of primary and secondary sources. One primary source that will be utilized is a collection of field reports by SNCC field worker Rev. Bernard LaFayette. The reports cover the month of June in 1963 and are of varying lengths. Each report recounts the occurrences and activities of the day, to record the progress of the SNCC field work in Selma, Alabama. This source will be helpful in answering the research question because it is a primary account written as the organization was progressing, meaning it captures the …show more content…

First, the SNCC needed to gain better organization and stronger leadership, this was achieved by joining forces with the Congress of Racial Equality, also known as CORE. Additionally, they needed trained volunteers who would be competent in the field. After teaming up with other civil rights organizations, a total of 600 volunteers were sent to a training in Ohio where they were taught “nonviolent self-defense and how to work courageously in a nonviolent movement” (Ohrenschall). Most of these volunteers were “well-connected white [people] from northern colleges” who were passionate about the cause but more importantly had the education and ability to push the movement forward ("What Was the 1964 Freedom Summer …show more content…

The party held a convention and elected leaders to send to the Democratic National Convention being held in August. Fannie Lou Hamer of the MFDP gave a televised speech after the delegates were denied their seats. This led to constituents “in many states sen[ding] messages to their delegates urging their support for seating the MFDP” (Ohrenschall). With all of these major movements joining into one, the SNCC gained what it needed most: attention. The immediate effect of the Freedom Summer on Selma was minimal, but its efforts drew the eyes of the nation to the civil rights movement. The media, in its search for shocking news, covered the violent attacks surrounding the Summer as “residents and volunteers were met by… murders, bombings, kidnappings, and torture” ("What Was the 1964 Freedom Summer Project?"). The media coverage raised awareness and that awareness raised support. More people began backing the civil rights movement and urging their representatives to take action against the issues in the

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COFO organized a project called Freedom Summer ( Summer of Freedom ) which sought to register blacks to vote in Mississippi , one of the most oppressive state for African American citizens. Hundreds of civil rights activists , white and colored , traveled to Mississippi to participate in the project. The project received mixed reactions: thousands of black enthusiastically registered to vote, while local whites reacted with great resistance , generating violence against citizens of color throughout the state. Those who fought against all forms of that system experienced severe repression - in Mississippi in the early 1960s, to participate in this struggle were given brutal beatings, put in jail, those expelled from their work and home and

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The film demonstrated the growing divide between SNCC and other civil rights groups both in the south and during the 1963 March on Washington. First of all, when SNCC invited SCLC figurehead Martin Luther King Jr. they were under the impression that Dr. King would give a speech and then leave on the same day. Ultimately, SNCC wanted to reap the publicity benefits of MLK’s national prominence without being controlled by the SCLC. However, Dr. Anderson (President of the Albany Movement) publically invited Dr. King to stay and aid with the protests. SNCC leaders like Charles Sherrod began resent Dr. King’s involvement in the movement because his presence was very inconsistent, which made mass organization difficult.

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In 1987, PBS started airing a fourteen-hour documentary series on the civil rights movement called Eye on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement. The purpose of this series was to inform the public about the civil rights movement from 1954 -1985. In episode six, “The Bridge to Freedom” the series turns it focus onto Selma, Alabama right before the death of Lee Jackson. The documentary which is based on primary sources including both images and interviews of SLCC leaders, SNCC leaders, personal friends of Martin Luther King Jr., supporters of segregation, and television reporters give a broad over view of the events in Selma from a plethora of perspectives.

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Annotated Bibliography Andryszewski, Tricia. “Planning the March.” The March on Washington 1963: Gathering to Be Heard, Brookfield, Millbrook Press, 1996, pp. 23-33.

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During the Civil Rights movement in the 1960’s, shifts in the political and societal views were very apparent. Through out the time era, we saw figures of great importance and the strength of activists are its highest. The build up of severe racism and discrimination led to the beginning of the civil rights era, which led to several divides in blacks, as well as a beginning of a more enriched society.. The Civil Rights era had several key events leading up to the full force of the movement - including bus boycotts, Freedom Riders, and the Little Rock Nine. Once the movement began to increase in involvement, many supporters were gained.

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Influenced by King’s faith and tactics, many civil rights student-led activist groups were formed such as the SNCC. A core goal of the SNCC was to promote nonviolent protesting methods using religion as its base (SNCC, Doc A). The SNCC led various voting campaigns in the South, all led by students who shared a common belief. CORE was another group formed by students back in 1942. In the late 50s and 60s, they arranged or participated in some of the most pivotal peaceful protests such as the Freedom Rides and other bus boycotts (O).

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In the mid 1960’s, nearly one hundred years after African Americans were legally granted the right to vote, problems were occurring regarding their voting rights. The Mississippi Freedom Summer Project of 1964 and the Civil Rights march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama happened about a year apart from each other, but they had the same common goals. Surprisingly not only African Americans were involved in these projects, but the majority of people were white. The overall common goal was getting African Americans the right to vote in certain states while not being discriminated against, as well as showing them that they are not alone with their white supporters.

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On August 28, 1963, a very important civil rights movement occurred. It was called the March on Washington. On the day of the march, over 200,000 US citizens gathered to participate in the non-violent protest against segregation. This march was where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his very famous and inspiring "I Have a Dream" speech in which he told about his dream of a better, more equal United States of America. This event had an amazing impact on many people all around the US for many reasons.

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Although African Americans have been considered free in terms of the law, in some states, especially Mississippi in the early sixties, the Caucasian population had not evolved past the discrimination and hate they felt towards African Americans. But there were people that wanted to help the African Americans in the deep South. These Civil Rights activists were the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC)(Wisconsin). College students from all over America were recruited to help the African Americans with their racial injustice. Freedom summer wanted to do three things for the Mississippi blacks (Wisconsin).

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ianna Mutter Dissent in America Emil Studinski November 19th, 2015 Freedom Summer Freedom Summer is a documentary film directed by Stanley Nelson. It chronicles the summer of 1964, often called the Freedom Summer. During the month of june in 1964 over seven hundred students from all over the country rode buses to Mississippi with the goal to register as many African Americans to vote as possible. During the time of intense discrimination and the Jim Crow laws of the south, African Americans were most likely not able to vote in elections.

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The images of arrest, scenes of raw racial hatred, violence and extraordinary courage on the part of Civil Rights activist had made riveting television. In particular, this was highly noticeable with the Little Rock Nine in 1957, the Freedom Rides in the summer of 1961 and the March on Selma in 1965 would magnetically attract cameras and living-room viewers. As a

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were major factors in progressing civil rights and bringing racial inequality to the forefront of issues in America. The Civil Rights Act particularly focused on discrimination in public settings such as work, social gatherings, etc., while the Voting Rights Act of 1965 focused on the African American vote and the weakened black vote in the southern states. The “Freedom Summer” would be a key movement that would help this act be established as millions of people would go south to help African voters get to the polls. The Civil Rights Acts, established in 1964, principally focused on putting an end to segregation in public settings and the work force. This abolition of using race,

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Sarah Rouse Hist2020 06/23/2024 Freedom Summer The summer of 1964 in Mississippi marked a crucial moment in the civil rights movement, at the center was a civil rights campaign known as Freedom Summer. This initiative was led by a coalition of monumental civil rights organizations such as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). The events of Freedom Summer not only demonstrated the resilience of activists but also highlighted the violent opposition they faced in their struggle for racial equality.

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During the early 1950s, the civil rights movement started up, protesting inequality among African Americans in the United States. Similar to the Reconstruction Era, the era following the civil war in which the South fought for the freedom of African American slaves, the civil rights movement was America battling its own people for the right to be treated equally. To parallel this, the Freedom Summer movement was a campaign in 1964 where protesters fought against segregation in Mississippi to register African voters. Specifically Mississippi due to its high amount of segregation and resistance to change when compared to other states in the country at the time. The events in Freedom Summer helped accelerate and propel the Civil rights movement

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On August 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands of people marched to support freedom. They marched up and down Constitution and Independence avenues in Washington D.C. before the long awaited speech. They wanted to listen to the dream that Martin Luther King Jr. had, and they wanted to be the people to make that dream real. The March on Washington was an important part of the Civil Rights Movement, including the “I Have a Dream” speech. The effects of this event can still be seen today, and have changed how our nation has developed.

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