Posts Tagged: Civil Rights
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Very Recent History: The Greensboro Sit-Ins

Before we move on to the minutiae of the day, let's take a moment to recognize a rather significant anniversary: It was 50 years ago that four African American college students took seats at the whites only lunch counter of the Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina, and asked to be served. The Greensboro sit-ins were a vital part of the civil rights movement.

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Modern Day Rights Activists Pay Tribute To Their Predecessors

"Last weekend, Cindy Wilkerson, a 44-year-old former social worker, helped organize three busloads of protesters who rode from Mississippi to Washington for the big protest targeting President Obama and his policies. The passengers, all white, wore T-shirts identifying themselves without irony as 'Freedom Riders.'"

Well, at least there was no irony involved. I guess it's the little things that matter at this point.