SNCC and Freedom Week

"In 1960-64, a profound political and societal change was called forth by the brilliance and tenacity of a few brave young Americans. The founding members of SNCC, The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee met in April 1960 and vowed to end the sanctioning of racial segregation in America.

Fifty years later, in April 2010, seven Savannahians, all related through a common connection to Chatham Savannah Citizen Advocacy, took a road trip to Raleigh, North Carolina to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of the founding of SNCC. We had no idea what to expect, or what effect it would have on us.

It was big.
It was good.
It was real."

"Chatham-Savannah Citizen Advocacy is a 32 year old community organization that brings people together around the issues of social justice and social inclusion on behalf of people who are excluded because of prejudice toward people with disabilites. We ask citizens to become advocates on behalf of individual people. We trace the lineage of the movement for rights of people with disabilites directly from the civil rights movement."

These people put on an event called Freedom Week in Savannah, which I attended and enjoyed.