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irisblue

(37,023 posts) Sun Feb 1, 2026, 02:33 PM 12 hrs ago

On this date in 1960, the first Woolworth lunch counter sit in occured

in Greensboro, NC.
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https://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/6-legacy/freedom-struggle-2.html#:~:text=On%20February%201%2C%201960%2C%20four,and%20politely%20asked%20for%20service.

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I remember my Mom taking me & my sister to a lunch counter at a Kresgees somewhere in Detroit in the earlymiddle 60s. My sister & I were convinced it was fine dining

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On this date in 1960, the first Woolworth lunch counter sit in occured (Original Post) irisblue 12 hrs ago OP

I lived in walking distance when I was in college. Before it became a historical landmark. littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago #1

Remember Grandpa taking me to breakfast downtown... czarjak 12 hrs ago #2

was talking to a young black man who is against gay marriage Skittles 5 hrs ago #3

littlemissmartypants

(32,577 posts)

1. I lived in walking distance when I was in college. Before it became a historical landmark.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Feb 1, 2026, 02:37 PM

12 hrs ago

I'm so glad it did!!!
Thank you!

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czarjak

(13,496 posts)

2. Remember Grandpa taking me to breakfast downtown...

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Feb 1, 2026, 02:42 PM

12 hrs ago

BLACKS IN BACK signs. The owner of the place was telling some people he didn’t care what was happening in South Carolina, they were going to the back. I was in first grade.

Skittles

(170,106 posts)

3. was talking to a young black man who is against gay marriage

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Feb 1, 2026, 10:09 PM

5 hrs ago

I asked him if he realized IN MY LIFETIME there were places where black folk could not use certain stores, drinking fountains, bathrooms - would he agree with that? He seemed stunned and said, "no". I told him then stop wanting to deny rights to gay folk. WTF, wake up already. To his credit, he did seem to reconsider.

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