“We began to define ourselves in ways that did not allow other people to define us.” — Courtland Cox
A delegation of SNCC staffers had traveled to West Africa in 1964 after the Democratic National Convention, which marked the beginning of SNCC’s international travels as an organization.
In 1967, Charlie Cobb and Julius Lester traveled to Vietnam to investigate U.S. war crimes there. Meanwhile, Courtland Cox went to Stockholm to represent SNCC at the Bertrand Russell International War Crimes Tribunal.
After their assignments, Cobb and Cox decided to take a tour of Africa themselves.
In 1968, Jennifer Lawson traveled to Cuba to attend the Cultural Congress in Havana. There, she got a chance to ask people about their firsthand experiences with the Cuban Revolution.
By the late 1960s, SNCC staffers were traveling the globe, but oftentimes, their physical presence was preceded by their reputation and knowledge about their organizing work.
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