Woolworth department store chain segregation protest
The Greensboro sit-ins were an act of nonviolent protest against a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., that began Feb. 1, 1960. The protests led the Woolworth chain to end its policy of racial segregation in its stores.
1963
Racial equality sit-in at SDG&E
Members of the Congress of Racial Equality stages a sit-in at SDG&E’s Sixth Avenue and E Street location to protest and change discriminatory hiring practices.
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Members of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) stage a sit-in at SDG&E’s Sixth Avenue and E Street location in 1963 to protest and change discriminatory hiring practices.