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STUDENT SIT IN

Program
NC Civil Rights Trail
Subject
Event, Site
Location
117 South Center Street, Statesville, NC, USA
Lat/Long
35.7840007, -80.8875797
Grant Recipient
NC African American Heritage Commission
Historic Marker

STUDENT SIT IN

Inscription

STUDENT SIT IN
FOUR BLACK STUDENT-TEACHERS
FROM UNITY HIGH SCHOOL
LED INTEGRATION EFFORTS AT
WOOLWORTH'S LUNCH COUNTER,
HERE, ON MARCH 15, 1960
NC AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2025