What began as a unified effort would soon become a tension-filled standoff between black students and white students as the SAS began to meet separately from other protesters and secluding whites, with each group occupying a separate side of the building.
刚开始时，这场抗议运动是一次双方共同努力的尝试，但很快就成为黑人学生与白人学生之间的拉锯战，因为SAS开始与其他抗议者单独会面并且隔离白人学生，每个团体占据大楼的单独的一边。