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1960 - Students Protest

February 9, 1960

Black students from Johnson C. Smith University join their fellow protesters from Greensboro when they, too, sit down at a whites only lunch counter at Charlotte's Kress store. Mayor James Smith responds by forming a committee to solve the problems of segregation. Soon, lunch counters will be integrated.

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History Timeline [1]
Turbulent Times 1960-1979 [2]
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20
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Event Date Field: 
Friday, January 1, 1960
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