Coming of Age in Mississippi

-High school students walk into a sit in restraunt and sit in the front of the place. The waitress told them that they had better switch spots and move to the back but they refused. Then, there were whites that came in and saw this and weren't very happy about it. So they began to bully the blacks. They poured mustard and salt on their heads and demanded them to leave. But they would not leave. They were made fun of and spit on and anything else you can think of. They were kicked and drug and pushed around the sit in. The whites also spray painted their clothes. The owner of the sit in tried closing down but no one was leaving until the blacks had left first. There were many policemen sitting outside watching everything that was going on but did nothing about it. Finally, the blacks were escorted out and the policemen were supposed to protect them but they didn't. When the blacks walked outside the policemen stood there and let the whites throw anything they could get their hands on at them. Later that night, there was a rally at one of the local black churches. The three students walked across the stage and everyone began to clap. They chanted "We Shall Overcome!" The one student had written to her mother about what was going to happen and what she was going to do regarding the sit in. Her mother wrote back to her telling her not to do it; she did anyway. Her mother didn't think that she would survive because blacks can easily get killed by a white mob. But she was bound and determined to make a difference.