and for that young man who had been serving his country, he was 23, 24 years old at the time. there was a lot in the air. in february, 1960, students in greensboro, north carolina had started this new tactic, sitting in at segregated lunch towers. that tactic moved from greensboro north carolina to spread all over the south by august 1960 it had spread to jacksonville, florida. the hold of fulton yates. the local naacp in 1960 had a youth council? the president of the youth council was all of 16 years old. it was a high school student named rodney hearst, the vice president of the naacp youth council in jacksonville was this recently discharged, hero airmen. i'll tinny eight. and under their leadership, the high school kid and discharged