Four Seats That Shook a Nation
On February 1, 1960, four freshmen from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College walked into the F.W. Woolworth store on South Elm Street in Greensboro,...
This is a contemporary on courage and nonviolence, drawing on Matthew 5:39.
On February 1, 1960, four freshmen from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College walked into the F. W. Woolworth store on South Elm Street in Greensboro, North Carolina. Ezell Blair Jr. , Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond purchased toothpaste and school supplies at one counter, then sat down at the whites-only lunch counter and ordered coffee. The waitress refused to serve them.…
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