Button, "One Man SNCC One Vote," 1960-1967

Summary

The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was organized in 1960 after four black college students demanded service at a Woolworth's lunch counter. The organization worked with black communities throughout the South to support sit-ins and other non-violent direct actions protesting segregation, as well as register African-American voters. By the late 1960s, the organization had become more militant, often clashing with mainstream civil rights groups.

The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was organized in 1960 after four black college students demanded service at a Woolworth's lunch counter. The organization worked with black communities throughout the South to support sit-ins and other non-violent direct actions protesting segregation, as well as register African-American voters. By the late 1960s, the organization had become more militant, often clashing with mainstream civil rights groups.

Artifact

Button (Information artifact)

Date Made

1960-1967

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2004.84.25

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Donated by Laura A. Young in Memory of Kathryn Emerson-Buntin.

Material

Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic laminate

Color

Black (Color)
White (Color)

Dimensions

Diameter: 1 in

Depth: .188 in

Inscriptions

button front: ONE MAN / SNCC / ONE VOTE

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