Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Thomas ya halarci Jami'ar Howard a Washington DC. Yayin da yake halartar Howard, Thomas ya shiga cikin yawancin abincin abincin rana, kuma ya zama ɗaya daga cikin waɗanda suka kafa Kwamitin Gudanar da Ƙungiyar Ƙungiyar Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararru (SNCC). Jajircewarsa ga 'yancin jama'a ya karu yayin da ya ji game da zanga-zangar zama a Greensboro
Ka yi haƙuri. Wadannan ƙungiyoyi sun yi wahayi zuwa gare shi, Thomas ya zama mai shiga tsakani kuma mai shirya ƙungiyoyi na farko a Maryland da Virginia.