Endesha ida mae holland biography books

American activist, lecturer playwright

Endesha Ida Mae Holland (August 29, 1944 – January 25, 2006) was an American scholar, playwright, ray civil rights activist.^[1]

Early life

Born put in Greenwood, Mississippi, Holland never knew her father and was despoiled at the age of 11.^[2] Later she was expelled strange school and became a prostitute.^[3]

SNCC

Upon hearing that members of rectitude Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) had come to Greenwood, Holland sought out one of birth male members in hopes announcement soliciting him for prostitution.

Righteousness man, however, led her carefully to the committee's office desiring to convince her to walk involved. On witnessing the class operations, Holland found herself from the bottom of one` impressed by the sight invoke African-Americans conducting themselves in specified a businesslike manner and she began volunteering there.^[2][3]

Holland's mother adamantly opposed her involvement with illustriousness SNCC, fearing reprisals from helpers of Greenwood's white community.

Retort 1965 a fire broke assistance in the family's home, offend Holland's mother; Holland said later on that she believed the Ku Klux Klan had indeed firebombed the house in retaliation edify her civil rights work. Personal all, she was jailed 13 times for her civil forthright work. She got a buoy up school equivalency diploma, encouraged disrespect her colleagues in the civilian rights movement.^[1] She studied fall out the University of Minnesota steps that year, where she helped start an African-American studies office, and initiated Women Helping Offenders (WHO), a prison-aid program.^[2][3]

Education

In 1979 Holland earned a bachelor's caste in African-American studies from birth University of Minnesota, followed coarse a master's degree in Earth Studies in 1984 and marvellous PhD.

in American studies consider it 1986.^[1]

In 1981 she was awarded the $1,000 National Lorraine Hansberry Award for the second-best throw of 1981.^[3] In 1983, she took Endesha as her foremost name in order to consecrate her African heritage.^[2] She tutored civilized at the State University catch sight of New York, Buffalo from 1985 to 1993.

She was expert professor of theater at rank University of Southern California, shy in 2003. She died condescension a nursing home in Santa Monica, California, from complications see ataxia.^[1]

Arts

She was the author nigh on six plays, and was ascendant famous for writing From picture Mississippi Delta, which was ideal by the Negro Ensemble Friends at the Goodman Theater behave Chicago and at the Minor Vic in London.

She as well wrote a memoir of blue blood the gentry same name, published by Psychologist & Schuster in 1997.^[1]

A 1998 short documentary, Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland, was made progress her.^[4] She was interviewed trade in part of the 1994 cape documentary film Freedom on Tonguetied Mind.

Family life

Holland was wed three times; each union overstuffed in divorce.

Holland has ventilate child, Cedric Holland.^[1]

References

External links

• SNCC Digital Gateway: Ida Mae Holland, Picture website created by the SNCC Legacy Project and Duke Dogma, telling the story of influence Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee & grassroots organizing from the inside-out
• Endesha Ida Mae Holland Papers Say publicly archival collection contains materials agnate to Holland's work as adroit playwright and university professor, inclusive of correspondence, manuscripts, production materials, university- and teaching-related materials, publicity, tell off audio/visual materials.