The SNCC group came from a student movements. They group started at Fisk University in TN. I found it interest that Jim Lawson a professor there taught Nonviolence Workshops. His aim to prepare students for the ridicule that they would be recieving from onlookers.
I think that they were important to have because people who do nonviolence have to be able to conceal their emotions. They are having peple hitting them, throwing things at them, or yelling at them. They just have to sit there and be nonresponsive. It takes a lot mentally to deal with that.
Personally I know I have trouble keeping a straight face, but to have someone just yell at me i know i would break down. At the same time they were realy passionate about this. It was was something that meant to alot to all the people involved. I know that if I cared about something that much I would want to fight for it.
The people involved had to have a discple. Do to what they did they had to have a lot of self-determination. It not easy to sit back and be hurt. They knew that by not fighting back it was going to help then win in the long run.
It was also easy to why student movements were successful. They had an captive audience at their disposal. It was easy to rally people behind them. Also it was easier to spread the word because the people where at the same place. It was like when church rallied together. The congrecation was mass of people that could support a cause.
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