For this occasion, a cohort of twenty educators and Movement veterans selected from across the country will convene to build relationships and establish shared pedagogical practices. Our goal is to deepen our collective understanding of how the 1960s Freedom Movement and SNCC changed America. The days will be organized around interactive workshops, roundtable discussions, keynote lectures, and cultural excursions to ensure an engaging, meaningful, and generative experience. Our vision is to prepare today’s Movement educators to meet the demands of our current (hostile) political climate by recognizing how the work of SNCC in the past elevated and protected Black study.

The Summit facilitators are distinguished experts who have meticulously developed the SLP Movement Curriculum. This curriculum is comprised of six, 15-week courses that use primary source documents, first-account interviews, and audio/visual materials to provide professors, students, and community members with the materials and tools to support critical exploration of the 1960s and today’s freedom movements. The first five courses include:

1. Lowndes County and Black Freedom

2. Securing the Ballot: SNCC, MFDP, Political Power, and the Meaning of the Right to Vote in Freedom Summer

3. Power to the People!: Black Power at Home and Abroad

4. We Shall Not Be Moved: SNCC and the Power of Nonviolent Direct Action

5. The Highest Political Expression of Black Power: SNCC and the Sixth Pan African Congress

Additionally, the Summit will feature in-depth discussions on, a pilot Freedom School Course taught in the Summer of 2024 and the sixth course, a special course developed by the SLP for the UNCF entitled “So, You Want to Change the World.”

Summit Costs: $1328

Participants are expected to cover the costs to attend this summit, which will include food and lodging; travel is not included. To maximize participation, we encourage interested participants to explore funding opportunities through their colleges and universities. Limited funding may be available for qualifying applicants. If interested in the summit, however, funding is a challenge, please reach out to Sunmolu Hamilton-Samuel at [email protected] or 301-523-1659. For more information on the SNCC Legacy Project, please visit www.sncclegacyproject.org.