Washington Office records, 1960-1968.

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Washington Office records, 1960-1968.

The subgroup consists of records of the Washington Office of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1960-1968. Includes administrative files, subject files, files relating to the U.S. government, files pertaining to the Free D.C. Movement, and financial records.

16.75 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403513

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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.). Washington Office.

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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was created in 1960 at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Its purpose was to coordinate the student protest movement. SNCC led voter registration drives in Mississippi and other southern states, held civil rights demonstrations advocating social integration, and sponsored the Freedom Summer of 1964 in Mississippi. From the description of United States government files, 1960-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476677 ...