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Woolworth Students' Sit-in

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On this site, February 11, 1960, a Woolworth sit-in demonstration, the first in the U.S. by high school students, was held. Led by Reverends B.E. Cox and Fred Shuttlesworth, an 8-year battle against racial and social injustices ensued.
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