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WBBJ TV March 1, 2021 Woolworth Store stools on display inside Jackson City Hall. A crowd gathered in City Hall where the old Woolworth Store once stood to witness the unveiling of a new display commemorating the sit-in protests that rocked the community back in 1960. The most famous of which were the “freshmen four,” here in Jackson. “As freshmen in college, they were active catalysts in influencing change in Jackson, Tennessee. We stand here together, today, because those four freshmen took bold action,” said Jackson Mayor Scott Conger. The four were a group of Black students from Lane College, who entered the Woolworth Store and sat down at the “whites-only” counter to protest segregation.

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