The Quiet Courage of Not Leaving
On February 1, 1960, four freshmen from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College walked into the F.W. Woolworth store in Greensboro, North Carolina, and sat...
This is a contemporary on courage and nonviolence, drawing on Galatians 6:9.
On February 1, 1960, four freshmen from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College walked into the F. W. Woolworth store in Greensboro, North Carolina, and sat down at the whites-only lunch counter. Ezell Blair Jr. , David Richmond, Franklin McCain, and Joseph McNeil ordered coffee. The waitress refused to serve them. They did not shout. They did not leave. They simply stayed.…
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