Hmm. It’s hard to say. I think the SNCC sit-ins were a vitally important part of the civil rights moment, though, they played a big role in drawing attention to and eventually ending segregation in a lot of places, and high school students did or helped in a significant percentage of them. High school students played a significant role in the SNCC organization in general.
I mean, it’s hard to say what the overall effect is; that’s like saying “would the civil rights movement has been as effective if there had been a third less protests”. It seems likely that it would not have been, but it’s hard to say with any certainty or to quantify it.
So, looking back at recent history, what wouldn’t have happened if the high schools students didn’t participate?
Hmm. It’s hard to say. I think the SNCC sit-ins were a vitally important part of the civil rights moment, though, they played a big role in drawing attention to and eventually ending segregation in a lot of places, and high school students did or helped in a significant percentage of them. High school students played a significant role in the SNCC organization in general.
I mean, it’s hard to say what the overall effect is; that’s like saying “would the civil rights movement has been as effective if there had been a third less protests”. It seems likely that it would not have been, but it’s hard to say with any certainty or to quantify it.