Working Class History on Nostr: #OtD 10 Feb 1960, Black students began using sit-ins to demonstrate against ...

#OtD 10 Feb 1960, Black students began using sit-ins to demonstrate against whites-only lunch counters at drugstores across Raleigh, North Carolina; the drugstores responded by closing the counters. Read a few contemporary accounts here: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8190/raleigh-sit-ins