Did You Know?

Zohran Mamdani’s roots run deep. His father, decolonial scholar Mahmoud Mamdani, was jailed in 1965 for joining a SNCC voting rights protest. His mother, filmmaker Mira Nair, directed Mississippi Masala, a story of love and exile. #OurHistoryOurHumanity

Today we honor Lorraine Hansberry.

Whether raising funds, rallying support, or writing to educate Northern audiences about SNCC’s mission, she was constantly in solidarity with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).

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“They are mine as a Negro, an American; I shall have them or be dead.”
— Alice Jackson, age 17, Jackson, MS, Freedom School Poetry, 1964

#FreedomSchools #SNCCLegacy #OurHistoryOurHumanity

Use the hashtag #OurHistoryOurHumanity
to share your favorite SNCC stories and lessons learned!

Stay connected and uplift the work of our coalition partners who continue SNCC’s legacy in powerful ways.

Learn more at: www.sncclegacyproject.org.

Join us for a powerful VIRTUAL discussion with #SNCCVeterans Judy Richardson and Dottie Zellner, and movement historian Emilye Crosby, as we explore SNCC, Women & Gender — and the lessons we can carry forward today!

Register here: bit.ly/SNCCWomenAndGender

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