SNCC stands for which organization?

• A. Southern Nonviolent Coordinating Council
• B. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
• C. Student National Civil Committee
• D. Students for Nonviolent Community Change

Answer: (B)

The main idea being tested is recognizing the names of major civil rights organizations and what they stood for. SNCC stands for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. It formed in 1960 when college students across the country organized nonviolent direct-action campaigns, like sit-ins, to challenge segregation and push for voting rights. The name itself captures the group’s identity: student-led and committed to coordinated, nonviolent action across campuses. This distinguishes it from other groups with different names or missions, such as the better-known but separate Southern Christian Leadership Conference, or options that aren’t the actual expansion of SNCC. SNCC played a key role in early sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and voter registration drives, and it helped shape student-led activism in the Civil Rights Movement.