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1960 SIT-INS

Program
NC Civil Rights Trail
Subject
Event
Location
303 East Main Street, Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909, USA
Lat/Long
36.2987172, -76.2238765
Grant Recipient
NC African American Heritage Commission
Historic Marker

1960 SIT-INS

Inscription

1960 SIT-INS
ON FEB. 11, STUDENTS FROM
NEARBY ELIZABETH CITY STATE
BEGAN SIT-INS AT W.T. GRANT
LUNCH COUNTER, HERE. CHAIN
INTEGRATED COUNTERS JULY 11.
NC AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2022

W.T. Grant Co. exterior, courtesy of Elizabeth City State University Twitter page.
W.T. Grant Co. exterior, courtesy of Elizabeth City State University Twitter page
North Carolina Civil Rights Trail marker for the Elizabeth City 1960 Sit-ins. Marker funded by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation.