Woolworth's refused to serve blacks at lunch counter

As Black History Month begins, many are remembering the landmark events of the Civil Rights movement, and one that should never be forgotten is the movement based around sit-ins in Greensboro North Carolina, at a Woolworth's that refused to serve blacks at their lunch counter.

It's hard to imagine it was mere decades ago that this sort of despicable racism was commonplace but indeed many Americans are still old enough to remember when this was "normal". The protest was started by a group of local students who took the initiative on their own to take a stand by sitting. And soon that small group led to hundreds of young people protesting at the Woolworth's lunch counter, and set a precedent for similar protests throughout the south from then on. For the full detailed account of this inpsiring story see below.

Woolworth's refused to serve blacks at lunch counter
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In many towns, the sit-ins were successful in achieving the desegregation of lunch counters and other public places. Nashville's students attained citywide desegregation in May, 1960, and Greensboro's Woolworth's store desegregated its lunch counter several months after its sit-in, on July 26, 1960, serving blacks and whites alike. The media picked up this issue and covered it nationwide, beginning with lunch counters and spreading to other forms of public accommodation, including transport facilities...

Woolworth's refused to serve blacks at lunch counter