The Greensboro Lunch Counter What an Artifact Can Tell Us about the Civil Rights Movement |
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| Author:
| Pryor, Shawn |
| Series title: | Smithsonian Artifacts from the American Past Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-9771-5503-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2021 |
| Publisher: | Capstone
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| Imprint: | Capstone Press |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $8.95USD $33.99USD $25.49 |
Book Description:
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On February 1, 1960, four young Black men sat down at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and staged a nonviolent protest against segregation. At that time, most lunch counters in the South did not serve Black people. Soon, thousands of students were staging sit-ins across the South. In just six months, the Greensboro Woolworth's lunch counter was integrated. How did it become a symbol of civil rights? Find out the answer to this question and more about what an...
More DescriptionOn February 1, 1960, four young Black men sat down at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and staged a nonviolent protest against segregation. At that time, most lunch counters in the South did not serve Black people. Soon, thousands of students were staging sit-ins across the South. In just six months, the Greensboro Woolworth's lunch counter was integrated. How did it become a symbol of civil rights? Find out the answer to this question and more about what an artifact can tell us about history.