SNCC Expand Direct Action
Item
Title
SNCC Expand Direct Action
Subject
Civil Rights
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Swarthmore College
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Description
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix, published on November 30, 1962, reports about the three day conference in Nashville, Tennessee with over 200 members of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Members provide reports about their voter registration projects, particularly in the areas of southwest Georgia and the delta area of Mississippi.
They discuss recent injunctions issued against civil rights actions that harass the movement and deliberate over whether they should violate the injunction or not; most are in favor of violation, comparing the injunctions to other unjust laws. SNCC staff Bob Zellner advocates for policy regarding "subversives" and the acceptance of aid and support from those regardless of political affiliation. This issue, along with that regarding the injunctions, is set to be discussed at the next SNCC executive meeting.
Comments by Reverend Slater King from Albany, Georgia are disclosed including his goals of the civil rights movement. At the end of the conference, the closing address by executive director Charles McDew is reported to have emphasized the civil right's movement ultimate concern with justice, freedom, and equality-- not just integration.
They discuss recent injunctions issued against civil rights actions that harass the movement and deliberate over whether they should violate the injunction or not; most are in favor of violation, comparing the injunctions to other unjust laws. SNCC staff Bob Zellner advocates for policy regarding "subversives" and the acceptance of aid and support from those regardless of political affiliation. This issue, along with that regarding the injunctions, is set to be discussed at the next SNCC executive meeting.
Comments by Reverend Slater King from Albany, Georgia are disclosed including his goals of the civil rights movement. At the end of the conference, the closing address by executive director Charles McDew is reported to have emphasized the civil right's movement ultimate concern with justice, freedom, and equality-- not just integration.
Publisher
Swarthmore College
Date
11-30-1962
Rights
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Format
jpeg
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Swarthmore (Pa.), Nashville (Tn.)
Original Format
newspaper print
Collection
Citation
“SNCC Expand Direct Action ,” Civil Rights 1960-1966, accessed November 24, 2024, https://ds-exhibits.swarthmore.edu/civil-rights-1960-1966/items/show/49.