Charles McDew
Charles "Chuck" McDew | |
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McDew in a 1962 publication of The Atlanta Inquirer | |
| 2nd Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee | |
| In office 1961–1963 | |
| Preceded by | Marion Barry |
| Succeeded by | John Lewis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Frederick McDew June 23, 1938 |
| Died | April 3, 2018 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | South Carolina State College |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Known for | Civil Rights Movement |
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Charles "Chuck" McDew (June 23, 1938 – April 3, 2018) was an American civil rights activist. After attending South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, he became the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1960 to 1963. His involvement in the movement earned McDew the title, "black by birth, a Jew by choice and a revolutionary by necessity" stated by fellow SNCC activist Bob Moses.