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SNCC-Issues (282 words) |
 | SNCC's original statement of purpose established nonviolence as the driving philosophy behind the organization. |
| Vietnam: SNCC formally came out against the Vietnam War in the beginning of 1966 as a result of pressure from northern supporters and from members working on the southern projects. |
| Feminism: Many people feel that SNCC opened the door for the feminist movement, as it first established many of the principles later use by feminists. |
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King Encyclopedia (1386 words) |
| SNCC workers became role models for a generation of young activists, both inside and outside the South, who challenged many of the assumptions that perpetuated injustice and oppression in American society. |
| SNCC's emergence as a force in the southern civil rights movement came largely through the involvement of students in the 1961 Freedom Rides, which were designed to confront southern segregation policies. |
| During the fall of 1961, SNCC worker Charles Sherrod developed ties to local students and older fl residents and formed the Albany Movement, an organization which invited King and other SCLC officials to participate in major protests during December 1961 and the summer of 1962. |
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