Lunch Counter Sit-In Reenactment
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History presented a theatrical performance with a “1960 Civil Rights Activist,” who teaches visi… read more
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History presented a theatrical performance with a “1960 Civil Rights Activist,” who teaches visitors about non-violent sit-in tactics and uses the historic Woolworth lunch counter from Greensboro, North Carolina, as a backdrop. The lunch counter was the site of a 1960 sit-in by four African American college students protesting segregation. We heard first from Lonnie Bunch, director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, who explained how the lunch counter was saved for history. close
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