Which organization coordinated sit-ins as part of the civil rights movement?

• A. United Farm Workers of America (UFW)
• B. National Organization for Women (NOW)
• C. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
• D. American Indian Movement (AIM)

Answer: (C)

Coordinating sit-ins across campuses was a tactic mastered by student activists organized under the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. SNCC formed in 1960 to mobilize students for nonviolent direct action, and it organized and connected sit-ins at lunch counters and other venues, starting with the Greensboro sit-ins in 1960 and spreading to campuses across the South. This emphasis on student leadership, grassroots organizing, and coordinated, peaceful action made SNCC the key group behind these sit-ins as a central method of challenging segregation during the movement.

The other groups had different focuses: the United Farm Workers organized farm labor strikes and boycotts to win better conditions for agricultural workers; the National Organization for Women pursued women's rights through advocacy and legislation; and the American Indian Movement focused on Native American rights and activism.