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The Corruption of Power: Lord of the Rings and the Civil Rights Movement

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Janos Marton

Few groups of people have shaken the American status quo like the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC- pronounced “Snick”).    These college-age activists, mostly black and mostly southern, launched the sit-in movement and the Freedom Rides.   The sit-in movement involved thousands … Continue reading →

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