Overview
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Legacy Project (SLP) is hosting “The Movement History Summit” from July 28-31, 2026 at the Yours Truly in Washington, D.C. The Summit is entitled “Our History Our Humanity: Our Ability to Define.”
SNCC has been engaged in the struggle to create a more democratic America for the past 65 years. The efforts of SNCC, other civil and human rights organizations and many in the various communities who changed this country. Discrimination in public accommodations was virtually eliminated, Black people across the Southern United States were able to vote without literacy tests, poll taxes, and violence, and the call for Black Power transformed Negroes into African Americans.
Since its founding in 2010, the SLP Legacy Project (SLP) has collected and curated primary documents, photographs, music, articles, and interviews that defined the 1960’s Freedom Movement. The SLP has also chronicled the work of the SNCC veterans over the past 65 years and their intergenerational communications to pass on lessons learned.
Relevance
Today, the federal government and many state and local governments are trying to reverse much of what has been accomplished by the Black community through blood, sweat and tears. While the present situation is certainly daunting to many, the history of struggle in America is when we fight for majority rule, we win.
What to expect
The 2026 SLP Professional Development Summit will introduce attendees to the information that it has curated about the continuing struggle for human and civil rights. The information is presented in various formats, and it is designed to educate those who are working for majority rule in America.