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April 16, 1960

SNCC Founded

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was founded at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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May 14, 1961

Freedom Riders Attacked

Freedom Riders were attacked by mobs in Anniston and Birmingham, Alabama, while testing desegregation on interstate buses.

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April 15, 1960

Ella Baker Founds SNCC

Ella Baker organized the conference at Shaw University that led to the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

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May 15, 1938

Diane Nash Born

Diane Nash, leader of the Nashville sit-ins and Freedom Rides, was born in Chicago, Illinois.

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