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8. Thank you for the link.

Reply to Docreed2003 (Reply #7)

Wed Feb 28, 2018, 01:27 AM

Feb 2018

It is beautiful and holds so many memories. Change happened there.

“Acme was a building restoration, as iconic as it was, Loveless was a restaurant that was a tradition, but this property changed the world,” Morales said, referring to Woolworth on 5th. “I think there’s a history here that needs to be retold.”

Woolworth on 5th is also part of the newly launched U.S. Civil Rights Trail, which charts the course of the civil rights movement at more than 100 locations across 14 states.

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Thanks for this! Coincidentally, today is the anniversary of John Lewis' Tanuki Feb 2018 #1

That Woolworths lunch counter has now been restored Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #2

I would love to see it someday. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #4

We should have a Nashville DU meet-up! Come on down sheshe! Tanuki Feb 2018 #5

Lol! sheshe2 Feb 2018 #6

Here is the article from a few weeks ago Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #7

Thank you for the link. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #8

I was thrilled to see this piece of history restored Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #9

Hey, Docreed. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #11

Thanks for mentioning this, Doc! I have an office in the building that Tanuki Feb 2018 #13

He is a hero, Tanuki. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #3

Mahalo for this poignant work of art, she Cha Feb 2018 #10

Hey you, thanks. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #12

Yup, it spread. qwlauren35 Feb 2018 #14

Found this from BHM 2017 when I did the Civil Rights Movement. qwlauren35 Feb 2018 #15

Thank you, qwlauren. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #16