Lunch at the Five and Ten: The Greensboro Sit-ins: a Contemporary HistoryA detailed account of the sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960, which ignited the civil rights movement in the United States. |
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Page 12
... eat at the other end . " The boy went on . " What do you mean ? This is a public place , isn't it ? If it isn't ... eating facilities of Woolworth's in Baltimore . And in Wichita , Kansas , and in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , in 1958 ...
... eat at the other end . " The boy went on . " What do you mean ? This is a public place , isn't it ? If it isn't ... eating facilities of Woolworth's in Baltimore . And in Wichita , Kansas , and in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , in 1958 ...
Page 13
... eat , and Woolworth's is a convenient and fairly inexpensive place to eat . The food is adequate , and the store's bakery , which makes its own cakes and pastries , is one of the better bakeries in the city . In 1960 the store was ...
... eat , and Woolworth's is a convenient and fairly inexpensive place to eat . The food is adequate , and the store's bakery , which makes its own cakes and pastries , is one of the better bakeries in the city . In 1960 the store was ...
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... eating establishments to have to integrate while all others in the downtown area re- mained segregated . Woolworth's was not opposed to inte- grating if other restaurants and cafes would also integrate . Earlier in the week Woolworth's ...
... eating establishments to have to integrate while all others in the downtown area re- mained segregated . Woolworth's was not opposed to inte- grating if other restaurants and cafes would also integrate . Earlier in the week Woolworth's ...
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