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On March 17, 1960, a county judge sentenced seven Florida A&M University students and one high school student to pay $300 or spend 60 days in jail for sitting in at the Woolworth lunch counter. They chose jail over bail. Their courage sparked a national wave of support, including a letter from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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