When the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee first formed in 1960,

When SNCC formed in 1960, it grew out of student sit-ins and emphasized nonviolent direct action, such as peaceful protests and demonstrations. Its early approach was not to promote aggressive action; the later association with Black Power and a more militant stance came years afterward. Huey Newton led the Black Panther Party, not SNCC.

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