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 105
... problem of dis- crimination and injustice had been with the Negro for hundreds of years and would continue to be a problem long after the one year Richmond would be at A & T if he didn't shape up . Franklin McCain also had his problem ...
... problem of dis- crimination and injustice had been with the Negro for hundreds of years and would continue to be a problem long after the one year Richmond would be at A & T if he didn't shape up . Franklin McCain also had his problem ...
Page 111
... problem is not limited to them . I personally feel that we ren- der a great disservice when the press indicates our committee is considering the situation that exists at these two stores only . I am also afraid that we have little ...
... problem is not limited to them . I personally feel that we ren- der a great disservice when the press indicates our committee is considering the situation that exists at these two stores only . I am also afraid that we have little ...
Page 177
... problems common to larger cities . Greensboro today is a spread - out , almost sprawling city with new developments , new ... problem limited to the variety stores . And in these demonstrations , it was not only college students who ...
... problems common to larger cities . Greensboro today is a spread - out , almost sprawling city with new developments , new ... problem limited to the variety stores . And in these demonstrations , it was not only college students who ...
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