Casey Hayden

Overview

Casey Hayden (née Sandra Cason) born Victoria, TX October 31, 1937. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) leader, 1962-67.

Quotations

“Nonviolent civil disobedience created a new community of folks willing to risk everything for their beliefs. . . It really was the beloved community, grounded in nonviolence and the southern black world of the church. It was womanist, nurturing, and familial, springing from the underlying philosophy of nonviolence, which was neither western nor patriarchal. Loving each individual ensured loyalty, which was both a means and an end.” (“Into the Attics of my Mind”, 2010; photo onevotencc.com)