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Old 02-01-2010, 12:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
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The Woolworth lunch counter sit-in began February 1, 1960 at the FW Woolworth store in Greensboro, North Carolina... one of the seminal events in the US civil rights movement.

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Old 02-01-2010, 12:52 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Big ceremony down here this morning in front of Woolworths, for the opening of the International Civil Rights Center & Museum.

Video below is Franklin McCain, one of the "Greensboro Four" speaking this morning.

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You guys AREN'T smarter than a 5th grader...
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Happy Birthday, Spidy - you're catching up with me!
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