From Sit-Ins to SNCC : The Student Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s

In the wake of the fiftieth anniversary of the historic sit-in at Woolworth’s lunch counter by four North Carolina A&T college students, __From Sit-Ins to SNCC__ brings together the work of leading civil rights scholars to offer a new and groundbreaking perspective on student-oriented activism in the 1960s. The substantive essays in this collection not only delineate the role of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) over the course of the struggle for African American civil rights, but also offer an updated perspective on the development and impact of the sit-in movement in light of new research into organizational records and the personal papers of key actors. The contributors provide provocative analyses of such topics as the dynamics of grassroots student civil rights activism, the organizational and cultural changes within SNCC, the impact of the sit-ins on the white South, the evolution of black nationalist ideology within the student movement, works of fiction written by movement activists, and the changing international outlook of student-organized civil rights movements. In the wake of the fiftieth anniversary of the historic sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter by four North Carolina A&T college students, From Sit-Ins to SNCC brings together the work of leading civil rights scholars to offer a new and groundbreaking perspective on student-oriented activism in the 1960s.The eight substantive essays in this collection not only delineate the role of SNCC over the course of the struggle for African American civil rights but also offer an updated perspective on the development and impact of the sit-in movement in light of newly released papers from the estate of Martin Luther King Jr., the FBI, and MI-5. The contributors provide novel analyses of such topics as the dynamics of grassroots student civil rights activism, the organizational and cultural changes within SNCC, the impact of the sit-ins on the white South, the evolution of black nationalist ideology within the student movement, works of the fiction written by movement activists, and the changing international outlook of student-organized civil rights movements. Central to the collections theme is the idea that [SNCC] was diffuse with different visions, and not a hierarchy. The approach was local, and the results hinged on the locality. . . . Adds much to the discussion of the nonviolent resistance movement. Choice Provides fresh and original insights into the student protest movement of the 1960s. A must for anyone interested in the history of the SNCC or the civil rights struggle.Kevern Verney, Edge Hill University The contributors provide provocative analyses of such topics as the dynamics of grassroots student civil rights activism, the organizational and cultural changes within SNCC, the impact of the sit-ins on the white South, the evolution of black nationalist ideology within the student movement, works of fiction written by movement activists, and the changing international outlook of student-organized civil rights movements. The new movement: the student sit-ins in 1960 / Iwan Morgan Another side of the sit-ins: nonviolent direct action, the courts, and the constitution / John Kirk "complicated hospitality": the impact of the sit-ins on the ideology of Southern segregationists / George Lewis Breaching the wall of resistance: white southern reactions to the sits-ins / Clive Webb SNCCs: not one committee, but several / Peter Ling SNCC's stories at the barricades / Sharon Monteith From beloved community to imagined community: SNCC's intellectual transformation / Joe Street The sit-ins, SNCC, and cold war patriotism / Simon Hall From Greensboro to Notting Hill: the sit-ins in England / Stephen Tuck Epilogue: still running for freedom: Barack Obama and the legacy of the civil rights movement / Steven F. lawson. An examination of the role of the SNCC and various SNCC committees in the Civil Rights Movement.