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Ministers picket F.W. Woolworth store in New York City, on April 14, 1960, in protest of the store's lunch counter segregation

The Backstory: Civil rights lessons. Why we need to learn about 1961 to better understand 2021.

Source: USA TODAY

In the last 60 years, how much progress has been made in the Civil Rights movement? This article explains how events in 1961 are connected to the struggle for equality that continues in America today.

This entry was posted in Hard-Won Liberty, The Struggle for Freedom, Voices of Protest and tagged Current Events, Historic Figures, History on January 1, 2022 by Chandler Gifford.

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