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65 years later: Former Florida legislator reflects on role in 1960 DeLand sit-ins
Joyce Cusack, now 82, participated in a 1960 lunch counter sit-in in DeLand, Florida, at the age of 17 to protest segregation ...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A look back at The Friendship 9, Rock Hill's sit-in movement
On Jan. 31, 1961, a group of nine students was arrested after staging a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter at McCrory's Five and Dime store on in Rock Hill.
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Discover How Four Black College Students Sparked a Nationwide Civil Rights Movement, on This Date in 1960
By sitting down to lunch at a North Carolina department store, the brave men inspired many others to take part in nonviolent ...
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Thomas Gaither, Who Chose Jail After Civil Rights Sit-ins, Dies at 86
When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No Bail’ — and energized a movement. By Trip Gabriel The sit-in ...
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Community honors civil rights pioneers on the 65th anniversary of the Greensboro sit-in
Today’s breakfast was a moment for celebration and reflection as participants gathered to hear messages about fighting for ...
Greensboro community celebrates 65th anniversary of Woolworth’s sit-ins
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University hosted a celebratory breakfast to commemorate the 65th anniversary ...
Events recognize local historic sit-in
Two events on Tuesday will honor local high school students who organized a sit-in 65 years ago during the Civil Rights Movement to end legalized segregation in public accommodations. The 26 students, ...
International Civil Rights Center & Museum in Greensboro designated historic landmark by National Park Service
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