Tag: sit-ins

1960S BLACK STUDENT MOVEMENT: SNCC – & THE SIT-INS

January 10, 2015
"In the sixties one of the main objectives of the black student movement was to breakdown barriers to African Americans achieving economic, political, and social parity in American society. When these barriers were temporarily altered, many African Americans thought the  "collective" struggle was over and concentrated on individual success. African Americans need to understand that