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In 1960, four students from historically black North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College walked into a Woolworth lunch counter with the intention of ordering a meal. #todayinhistory
Franklin McCain was one of the students who refused to give up his seat. pic.twitter.com/6YqUlGK1JU
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McCain remembers the anxiety he felt when he went to the restaurant that Monday afternoon and how he felt when he sat down on that stool.
The sit-ins spread to lunch counters across the country — and changed history. pic.twitter.com/ZqVYxfX5v7
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This protest removed the veil of ignorance my Mother wore in regards to segregation. The realization that Joseph McNeil could die beside her brother in Vietnam but couldn’t eat lunch together at Woolworth forced her to re-examine her beliefs. I’m grateful for their sacrifice.
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Students have always been a central catalyst in the fight for justice
OTD 1960, North Carolina A&T college students sparked a movement to desegregate a Woolworth lunch counter
By that July, after nearly $200K in losses ($1.7M today), Woolworth relented. #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/oNk9Ez7lXw
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Leah Griesmann
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Loved visiting the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro where people can see the Woolworth's counter and learn more about the #GreensboroFour from awesome guides
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Leah Griesmann
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North Carolina is still showing that kind of bravery and vision--thanks to @RevDrBarber and the #MoralMonday and #PoorPeoplesCampaign for leading with hope today
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Thank you Franklin McCain. Your courage INSPIRED others and history was made. I would happily give up my seat to you anywhere. Better yet, sit with you and buy you lunch.
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Best decision they ever made. How could you even predict it would cause such a large ripple effect?
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I take my kids to visit the Woolworth counter every year at the International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro sitinmovement.org
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Janell Cinquini
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Is that interview on your website? I would love to play it for my students.
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Megs😍🏳️🌈
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*North Carolina Agriculture and Technical STATE UNIVERSITY
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