Question: what was the purpose of the student nonviolent coordinating committee
Answer: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ( SNCC ) Formation 1960 ; 58 years ago ( 1960 ) Founder Ella Baker Extinction 1976 ; 42 years ago ( 1976 ) Purpose Pacifism Civil Rights Movement Anti-racism Participatory democracy Black power Headquarters Atlanta , Georgia Region Deep South and Mid-Atlantic states Main organ The Student Voice ( 1960 - 1965 ) The Movement ( 1966 - 1970 ) Subsidiaries Friends of SNCC Poor People 's Corporation Affiliations Southern Christian Leadership Conference Council of Federated Organizations Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Lowndes County Freedom Organization Black Panther Party Third World Women 's Alliance