Civil Rights – SNCC
Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni (1943- )
“There’s no life in safety,” said three-time National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Image Award winner Yolande...
Joyce Ladner (1943- )
Dr. Joyce A. Ladner, activist, sociologist, educator, mentor, and author, worked fervently for equality and justice. Ladner was born Joyce...
Stokely Carmichael’s Black Power Speech (1966)
On the night of June 16, 1966, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Chair Stokely Carmichael (Later Kwame Ture) proclaimed to...
James Meredith’s March Against Fear (1966)
The “March Against Fear” began on June 5, 1966, and was initiated by civil rights activist James Meredith. Four years...
The Stolen Girls (1963)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This entry is for juvenile audiences. To see the full version of this entry, click here.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Who are they: In 1963,...
Prathia Hall Wynn (1940-2002)
Prathia Hall Wynn was a womanist, theologian, ethicist, and civil rights activist who has been credited with being a key...
Southern Conference For Human Welfare (1938-1948)
The South Conference For Human Welfare (SCHW), and the Southern Conference Education Fund (SCEF) which evolved out of it, were...
Anne Moody (1940-2015)
Anne Moody was a writer and civil rights activist best known for her memoir, Coming of Age in Mississippi (1968)....
Charles Frederick McDew (1938-2018)
Charles Frederick McDew was a civil rights and community activist, teacher, labor organizer, and one of the founding members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) where...
