Living in the SouthGrowing up an African American in the South during the civil rights movement, between the late fifties and early sixties, was difficult. As a black person, people experienced a lot of racial profiling, discrimination, and racism throughout the South simply because black people wanted a change and were tired of being mistreated by white people. Superiority meant a lot to white people, so they were not going to allow black people to make changes of any kind. So, black people took a chance in trying to make a change because their rights were not protected as the Constitution provided. Many people were threatened, beaten, and harassed by the Ku Klux Klan as they attempted to fight for black rights, such as the right to vote. Although they struggled to make their voices heard, Endesha Holland and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) thought it was worth a good cause, even if it meant putting their lives at risk. . Growing up in Mississippi, Endesha Holland faced a lot of racism and discrimination and had racist slurs thrown at her. As a child, she grew up very quickly and had a lot of conflicts, notably with the police and her mother being part of the SNCC movement. For example, she was attacked by the police who were simply trying to protect a black activist named Reverend Tucker from being attacked by a dog that the police or the town's Chief Larry had imposed on them for refusing to leave the city ​​hall. Rev. Tucker responded, “Help me, Jesus,” and all he received in response from the police was a call from the NAACP and a kick in his open wounds. Edesha said, “Don’t kick him!” catch the cop” This landed her in the back seat of a police car. She didn't like what was happening because as a young woman the only thing she cared about was her, so... middle of paper... and they fought until There is no tomorrow. SNCC also had other clashes in addition to being harassed and shot by many white southerners. Some white people who volunteer for the organization do not feel welcomed by some members of the black community because of their race. Perdew, a white student who dismantled SNCC, didn't have it easy. He had difficulty communicating with some poor blacks, even though he was the only white living in the all-black community. He said, black people are often afraid of me as a white person. » In this case, he felt like his voice wasn't really being heard because black people would ignore him by not answering their doors, accepting whatever he said just so they could leave, and because whites were simply known as oppressors in the south. This probably discouraged him but it didn't stop him from adapting to black culture and understanding it much more..