Which organization is abbreviated SNCC and was formed by students?

• A. Congress of Racial Equality
• B. Southern Christian Leadership Conference
• C. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
• D. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Answer: (C)

SNCC stands for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a group created by students during the early 1960s civil rights movement. It grew out of student-led sit-ins and activism, with organizers like Ella Baker helping mobilize young people to take action in a nonviolent, coordinated way. The aim was to coordinate student efforts across the South to desegregate and push for voting rights, empowering students to organize, plan, and carry out protests and demonstrations.

Other organizations listed are different in origin and focus. The Congress of Racial Equality, or CORE, began in the 1940s as a mixed-race group using nonviolent tactics but not formed by students. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, or SCLC, was church-based and led by ministers, notably MLK Jr. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, is an older organization that focused on legal challenges to segregation and civil rights reform. The distinct student-led nature of SNCC is what sets it apart.