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Learn about Courtland Cox, a SNCC activist who fought for Black political power and economic empowerment in the South and beyond. Explore his biography, sources, and interviews on SNCC Digital Gateway.
Aug 28, 2023 · We are sick and tired of being sick and tired,” Courtland Cox, who was just 22 years old in 1963 when he decided to help organize the historic March on Washington, told ABC News. Cox, now 82, says he and his peers were dedicated to a cause.
Courtland Cox, a SNCC leader and organizer, shares his memories of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. He recounts how SNCC agreed to participate, how he helped transport people from the South, and how he edited John Lewis' speech to criticize the Kennedy Administration's Civil Rights Bill.
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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, whi...
Cox, Courtland, 1941- intervieweeMosnier, Joseph, interviewerCivil Rights History Project (U.S.)- Cox, Courtland,--1941---Interviews- Howard University- Nonviolent Action Group (Washington, D.C.)- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)Filmed InterviewsInterviewsOral historiesVideo recordings- Recorded in Washington, D.C., on July 8, 2011.- Civil Rights History Project Collection (AFC 2010/039), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.- Copies of items are also held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.).- Courtland Cox was born in 1941 in Harlem, New York. He attended Howard University and worked in government and business in Washington, D. C. Cox was a civil rights activist and a founder of the g...9 video files of 9 (HD, Apple ProRes 422 HQ, QuickTime wrapper) (104 min.) : digital, sound, color.1 transcript (46 pages).Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
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Courtland Cox is a civil rights activist and a former SNCC organizer and leader. He served as the SNCC representative on the Steering Committee for the March on Washington, the Freedom Summer Project in Mississippi, the Lowndes County Freedom Party, and the Vietnam War Crimes Tribunal.
Listen to Courtland Cox, a civil rights activist, recall a 1962 protest with Stokely Carmichael at Robert F. Kennedy's office in 2011. The interview is part of the Civil Rights History Project Collection at the Library of Congress.
Jul 11, 2020 · Courtland Cox, a civil rights activist and SNCC leader, shares his life story and experiences in this video interview. He talks about his childhood in New York, his education at Howard University, his involvement in the Freedom Rides and the Mississippi Freedom Summer, and his views on the movement.
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