Civil rights leaders and movements began to disappear in the '70s, and today's university students are out of touch with activism, he said. White is a sociology concentrator and is busy teaching through the School of Education. He plans to teach high school. Everett, who was on the same program as White, said she also changed after her visit to South Africa. Everett described Johannesburg as a city that retains the physical characteristics of apartheid, like tall walls designed to keep blacks separated from whites.
Security is really tight.
While White and Everett traveled with the same program, Everett said women were restricted much more than men because of curfews and other rules of conduct. Everett commented on the differences between the United States and South Africa, saying some South Africans were shocked when she spoke with both whites and blacks in the community. Interactions between African Americans and South Africans were awkward at first, White said. We might not laugh at the same things. By the end of the trip, both made friends.