The Woolworth lunch counter began serving Black customers after months of sit-ins and economic pressure. A local change in business practice resulted from sustained collective action. The campaign’s outcome demonstrates how organized resistance can force institutions to abandon exclusion, without assuming that access at one counter eliminates racism across society.
Log in to like or bookmark this story.
🔖 Bookmark
No images or videos for this event yet.
Related Events
No quiz questions for this story yet.
No true or false questions for this story yet.