I remember as a small child that the Woolworth’s in town got blowback for “allowing ( black people ) to eat there”. My Mom said, “OK kids, we are not only going to shop there, we are going to eat there. We need more places like this” This was probably around 1966/7.
As we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth
, we honor Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain, and Joseph McNeil whose courageous activism at Greensboro Woolworth’s 60 years ago today spurred a movement. They risked everything and forever changed our nation.pic.twitter.com/v6ZmenF7VK
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When I was 12, I didn't get served at the downtown Woolworths. But I sat there at the lunch counter for four hours.
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What an amazing legacy. I heard about these brave leaders from nonviolent activist David Hartsough, who took part in this Arlington, VA sit-in (June 1960). He attended Howard University. http://www.thestreetspirit.org/the-street-spirit-interview-with-david-hartsough-part-i/sit-in/ …
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The first sit-ins were in Oklahoma City, 18 months before Greensboro.https://oklahoman.com/article/5602571/african-american-history-in-oklahoma-contains-sit-ins-soldiers-entrepreneurs-and-more …
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Here’s a good way to honor them today:https://wegotthevote.org/finesandfees/
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The struggle continues.
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Bravery is demonstrated in places other than battlefields.
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If they weren’t allowed at lunch counters, imagine how easily they were kept out of employment opportunities. And this wasn’t that long ago.
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