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How the Greensboro Four Sat Down and Changed the World
Biography via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn 1960, four Black students sat at a “whites only” lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. The...
Looking back at the history-making Greensboro Woolworth sit-in
Newsy via AOL· 4 months ago"February One" sculpture, by James Barnhill, is a monument dedicated to the Greensboro Four from the...
'I was considered less than' Black 81-year-old remembers 1960 DeLand lunch counter sit-in
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDELAND — When Joyce Cusack was growing up in west Volusia County, Black and white babies were born...
New civil rights marker honors 1960 Shaw and St. Augustine’s student protest
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRecognition, Swanola Debnam says, feels good after 63 years. On February 12, 1960, she was one of 41...
Hampton History Museum offers insights into city’s past during Black History Month
WAVY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoHAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – During Black History Month, the Hampton History Museum shared important events...
JCSU alumni describe impact of their lunch counter sit-ins in Charlotte
WSOC via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFor many Black Americans, the sit-in movement helped usher in a new sense of pride during the Civil...
Roslyn Pope, Student Civil Rights Activist And ‘An Appeal For Human Rights’ Author, Dies At 84
Blavity via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRoslyn Pope, an Atlanta native who became an important student leader in the Civil Rights Movement...
Detroit Lions sign CB Mac McClain off Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl roster
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoThe Detroit Lions signed former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Mac McClain III to their 90-man...
The 10: Are you feeling lucky? You should with these St. Patrick's week events
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSt. Patrick’s Day is here, and the green beer is sure to be flowing around the River Region. But...
Black history celebrated at city hall, remembering key events
The Jackson Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe city of Jackson’s commemoration of black culture in the month of February was kicked off on...