They were aware that moving towards that whites-only lunch counter could get them arrested, beaten or even killed but they pressed on in silence and sat at the lunch counter. The young men brought out receipts of the items they had bought at the store’s shopping area, and asked to be served. They remained quietly in their seats at the lunch counter and waited. It took almost six months for Woolworth to finally desegregate its lunch counter after the sit-in and four years for segregation to become illegal. Photo: Chris Steward/News&ObserverA portion of Greensboro’s once whites-only lunch counter is also at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History while two new documentaries about the 1960 incident have been produced.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 04, 2020 16:30 UTC