Endesha Ida Mae Holland (August 29, 1944 – January 25, 2006) was an American scholar, playwright, and civil rights activist.

On witnessing the office operations, Holland found herself deeply impressed by the sight of African-Americans conducting themselves in such a businesslike manner and she began volunteering there.

[2][3] Holland's mother adamantly opposed her involvement with the SNCC, fearing reprisals from members of Greenwood's white community.

She got a high school equivalency diploma, encouraged by her colleagues in the civil rights movement.

[1] She was the author of six plays, and was most famous for writing From the Mississippi Delta, which was performed by the Negro Ensemble Company at the Goodman Theater in Chicago and at the Young Vic in London.