C.P. Ellis

Ellis’ story does show a credible way of overcoming misunderstanding and hatred between races. Of course there were tough times and a lot of people at first did not want to get involved. However, Ellis and Ann realized that they were not that much different. Their children suffered the same hardships and so did they. Ellis described that only real reason people had joined the Klan was that low-income whites needed someone to hate and blame for their hardships. Black people seemed their only target. I do not think the solution would work on a large scale. It is a lot harder to persuade a larger group compared to a town. There would be a lot more opposition on a larger scale and it would overshadow the supporters.