A siege mentality developed among whites, and, although many believed that a civil war against the black majority could not possibly be won, they preferred this to "giving in" to political reform.
En belejringsmentalitet opstod hos mange hvide, og selvom de godt var klar over, at en borgerkrig mod den sorte befolkning ikke kunne vindes, så foretrak de stadig dette over at ”give op” og reformere deres styre.