Description
This collection includes publications, organizational documents, correspondence, pamphlets, interviews, and other material
related to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Los Angeles branch of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee,
and Jamil Abdullah al-Amin, formally known as H. Rap Brown. Also included is one folder that contains mailers, flyers, and
a pamphlet regarding the East Bay Friends of SNCC; Bay Area Friends of SNCC; and National Office (SNCC).
Background
"After its founding in 1960, SNCC [Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee] grew from a coordinating committee made up of
campus affiliates to an organization of organizers with "field secretaries" working full-time for change in communities across
the Deep South. SNCC's work spanned everything from voter registration, adult education, and freedom schools to theater productions,
cooperatives, and independent political parties."Ron Wilkins became a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1967 and served as the director of the Los
Angeles branch. He is also an activist in Los Angeles and a member of the "Slausons social club/gang and field commander of
the Community Alert Patrol (CAP)." Wilkins retired as a professor from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and West
Los Angeles College. He is also a photographer and journalist.
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Availability
There are no access restrictions on this collection.