Good News in History, February 1
On this date 55 years ago, four black students from North Carolina A&T State University sat down at the "whites only" lunch counter inside a Greensboro Woolworth store. Although they were refused service, they stayed until closing. More joined them over the next few days and sit-ins spread to other NC cities. On July 25, after losing $200,000 in sales to boycotts, the Greensboro store abandon its segregation policies. (1960)
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