Would be able to do that. So they took a stand against jim crow, against segregation, against whitesonly access to public accommodations and to being seen as a firstclass citizen. They came here to this Woolworth Building and this lunch counter to sit down and be treated like a firstclass citizen and be served against their policies and practices. This is the actual lunch counter area thats been preserved. Some seats have been taken out in other areas that are at thing smithsonian and other musics. The four young men that sat in here have talked to us about around where they sat, so a lot of the things you will see here are the actual advertisements around the different menu items they offered and the prices. These four were Franklin Mccain ezell blair joseph mcneal, and david richmond. They were freshmen at North Carolina a c, a historically black university here. They came to the store, sat at the lunch counter and asked to order i believe some coffee and a piece of pie. The response
What happen here in 1916, 4 men from North Carolina university jojo that day to make a stand, to take a seat so that the rest of us would be able to do that. They took a stand against jim crow segregation, whites only access to accommodation. They came here to this lunch counter to sit down, to be treated and served against the policies and practices. This year, the museum is the actual lunch counter area that has been preserved. There have been some seeds taken out in other areas that are at the smithsonian institute, greensburg historical museum, and so the gentleman the four young men that sat in here have talked to us about around where they sat, so a lot of the things you will see here are the actual advertisements around the different menu items they offered and the prices. These four were franklin mccain, ezell blair, joseph mcneal, and david richmond. They were freshmen at North Carolina a t university, a historically black university here. They came to the store, sat at the lu
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