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Box 2

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Scrapbook 1: Sit/In, February 1, 1960, F.W. Woolworth, Greensboro, NC, 1957-1985

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 0141- Series 6- File Folder 1
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence, newspaper articles, a 1985 Woolworth menu, and a typescript by Harris. Chapters 1 to 14 of the typescript include a chronology of the events that occurred at the Greensboro Woolworth store from February 1, 1960 to July 26, 1960. In chapters 15 to 20, Harris writes about the myriad responses to desegregation of the lunch counter; his own participation; legal, ethical and economic aspects of the sit-ins; and long-term results. In chapter 21 Harris discusses why the...
Dates: 1957-1990