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Historians reflect on the significance of the Greensboro Sit-in

On the eve of the memorial for the late civil rights pioneer, Franklin McCain local historians discuss the significance of what happened at a Greensboro restaurant back in 1960. WXII's David Jeannot has the story.

Historians reflect on the significance of the Greensboro Sit-in
On the eve of the memorial for the late civil rights pioneer, Franklin McCain local historians discuss the significance of what happened at a Greensboro restaurant back in 1960. WXII's David Jeannot has the story.
WEBVTT IM INSIDE OF THE ANDTS HARRISONAUDIRTIUM WHEREFRANKLIN MCCAINSMEMORIAL SERVICEWILL BE HELDTOMORROW BUT WHILEWE WERE HERE WEWONDERED HOW THE AAND T 4'SCONTRIBUTIONS TOTHE CIVIL RIGHTSMOVEMENT IMPACTEDTHE HISTORIC MARCHON WASHINGTON. VO ITWAS FEBRUARY FIRST1960 AT WOOLWORTHSCOUNTER SPACE FORWHITES ONLY WHEREDR. MCCAIN AND THE AAND T 4 CHANGED THECITY OF GREENSBORO,THE STATE OF NORTHCAROLINA AND THEUNITED STATES OFAMERICA. THEIRCOURAGEREENERGIZED THECIVIL RIGHTSMOVEMENT ANDINSPIRED SIT INS INHUNDREDS OF CITIESACROSS THECOUNTRY. 3 YEARSLATER MARTIN LUTHERKING JR AND MORETHAN 200,000AMERICANS GATHEREDIN WASHINGTON, D.C.,FOR A POLITICAL RALLYKNOWN AS THE MARCHON WASHINGTON FORJOBS AND FREEDOM.WITHOUT THECONTRIBUTIONS OFMCCAIN AND KINGMILLIONS OFAMARICANS WHOULDNOT BE WHO THEY AREOR WHERE THEY ARETODAY INCLUDING THEPRESIDENT OF THEUNITED STATES. A ANDT STATE UNIVERSITY'SDR. ARWINSMALLWOOD SAIDWHAT THE TWO ICONSOF THE CIVIL RIGHTSMOVEMENT SHAREDWAS THE ABILITY TOBRING PEOPLETOGETHER TO INSPIRECHANGE.03:49:04-----4:12:21 ITKIND OF SET THESTAGEUNTIL THEMARCH ONWASHINGTON. AS THEDAYS AND WEEKS GOBY A AND T UNIVERSITYWILL BE FULL OF LIFEAS THEY CELEBRATELIFE OF MCCAIN,FEBRUARY ONE ANDMARTIN LUTHER KINGJUNIOR DAYINGREENSBORO IM DAVIDWILL BE FULL OF LIFEAS THEY CELEBRATELIFE OF MCCAIN,FEBRUARY ONE ANDMARTIN LUTHER KINGJUNIOR DAYINGREENSBORO IM DAVIDJEANNOT WXII 12
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Historians reflect on the significance of the Greensboro Sit-in
On the eve of the memorial for the late civil rights pioneer, Franklin McCain local historians discuss the significance of what happened at a Greensboro restaurant back in 1960. WXII's David Jeannot has the story.
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