Endesha ida mae holland biography sample
Endesha Ida Mae Holland
American activist, and playwright
Endesha Ida Mae Holland | |
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| Born | (1944-08-29)August 29, 1944 Greenwood, Mississippi, US |
| Died | January 25, 2006(2006-01-25) (aged 61) Santa Monica, California, US |
| Education | PhD. in American studies, University of Minnesota 1986 |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, playwright, scholar |
| Notable work | From the Mississippi Delta |
Endesha Ida Mae Holland (August 29, 1944 – January 25, 2006) was an American scholar, playwright, and civil rights activist.[1]
Early life
Born in Greenwood, Mississippi, Holland never knew her father and was raped at the age of 11.[2] Later she was expelled from school and became a prostitute.[3]
SNCC
Upon hearing that members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) had come to Greenwood, Holland sought out one of the male members in hopes of soliciting him for prostitution. The man, however, led her directly t