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1960 Training for sit-in harassment, Petersburg, Va.
1media/Screen Shot 2023-03-27 at 12.02.29 PM_thumb.png2023-03-27T19:04:40+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911"Very few non-violent civil disobedience tactics of the late 1950s and early 1960s were as brilliantly simple in conception and as effective in execution as the sit-ins that rocked cities and towns from Texas and Oklahoma to Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina and beyond. Some sit-ins at lunch counters, state houses and other public and private venues were more confrontational than others; some lasted longer than others; some were more high-profile than others. But all required a certain kind of courage and a communal willingness to sacrifice that were hallmarks of the Civil Rights Movement in America." - Ben Cosgrove, LIFEplain2023-03-27T19:04:40+00:001960Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49