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Civil rights activists remember historic Woolworth’s sit-in

Name: Civil rights activists remember historic Woolworth’s sit-in
Uploaded: 2022-05-28T20:45:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 56 s
Description: Saturday marks the 59th anniversary of when Tougaloo College students and faculty staged a protest against segregation through a sit-in at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Jackson, Mississippi. Elise Preston spoke to some of those who were there that day.

Saturday marks the 59th anniversary of when Tougaloo College students and faculty staged a protest against segregation through a sit-in at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Jackson, Mississippi. Elise Preston spoke to some of those who were there that day.