Monday, February 1, 2010

Fifty Years Later, N.C. Sit-In Site Becomes Museum

Fifty years ago, on Feb. 1, four black college students sat down at a whites-only Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., and asked to be served. Their action sparked a movement that helped lead to the integration of public places. Now the building that housed that lunch counter is a civil rights museum, opening Feb. 1.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Full story at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123084365&ft=1&f=1001

No comments:

Post a Comment