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Courtland Cox. January 27, 1941 –. Raised in New York City, New York. “What would it profit a man to have the vote and not be able to control it?” asked Courtland Cox, who constantly searched for new ways to empower Black people to make decisions and take control of their lives.
Aug 28, 2023 · Courtland Cox, was field secretary for the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1963 poses for a portrait at his home on Aug 6, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Courtland Cox recalls growing up in Trinidad and New York City, and attending Howard University. He remembers organizing student protests in Washington, D. C., with the Nonviolent Action Group, which later merged with other groups to become the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
Courtland Cox. Producer: Below Deck Mediterranean. Courtland started his entertainment career in radio as a producer and on-air personality for The Kevin & Bean Show on Los Angeles' legendary KROQ-FM, before moving to LA's Y-107 FM where he spent two years as the co-host of the morning show.
By Courtland Cox. My involvement with the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (MOW) began some 10 weeks before the August 28 gathering. I was contacted by Bayard Rustin, whom I first met when he debated Malcolm X at Howard University in 1961, to ask that I use my influence to get the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to ...
Chairman: Courtland Cox. Washington, DC. While a Howard University student, Courtland Cox became a member of NAG and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). In 1963 he served as the SNCC representative on the Steering Committee for the March on Washington.
An interview with Courtland Cox for the Julian Bond Oral History Project, sponsored by the School of Public Affairs at American University.
Jul 11, 2020 · Courtland Cox talked about attending Howard University, his involvement in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, participating in the 1963 March on Washington, and serving as the...
Courtland Cox became involved in the Movement as a student at Howard University, where he was a member of the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG). Like many in SNCC, his early experiences in direct action protests and sit-ins led him to questions of power and the potential of the vote.
Activist Courtland Cox (b. 1941) remembers a 1962 protest with Stokely Carmichael at Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy's office in an interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier (b. 1962) for the Civil Rights History Project in 2011.
