Organizing for Voting Rights: Lessons from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, our host, Zinn Education Project leadership team member Cierra Kaler-Jones speaks with historian Charles M. Payne about voter suppression and white terrorism in the mid-20th century.

They discuss Payne’s book, Teach Freedom: Education for Liberation in the African-American Tradition, and the importance of sharing lessons in history, as Payne illustrates with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Read about the event and find related resources.