Support can make you struggle for change if someone helps you or if they are there for you while you are struggling. In the book Melba's family supported her decision when she chose to go to Central High and start integration in the school system. As Melba continued to struggle through the integration her family struggled. They never did leave her side or stop supporting her decision.
Protection is when someone or something looks over you. Melba had God as her protector. She would tell him everything. She wrote