There were several reasons why black and white women had different experiences. With in SNCC black women were treated more equally than white women. Elaine DeLott Baker a white SNCC worker said, “Strong black women played pivotal leadership roles, but as a white woman in a black movement, the scope of my work was always constrained by race and gender.” Because of safety reasons, white women had to work in the schools and offices, while black women were in the fields getting people register to vote. Ruby Doris Smith Robinson explained that black women felt that white women did not understand southern culture and worried that white women would put themselves and others in danger. It would be very dangerous for white women to go door to door.
