On this day, Stokely Carmichael was named chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), marking a shift toward more radical Black power advocacy within the civil rights movement. The same year, the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO) was organized, amplifying the voices of low-income women—especially Black mothers—fighting for economic justice in America.
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