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Resolution Recognizing 60th Anniversary of the Greensboro Four Sit-In

Butterfield and Adams introduce a resolution recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four Sit-In of 1960

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Background:

  • The Greensboro Four sit-in protest which took place on February 1, 1960.
  • The Greensboro sit-in was a civil rights protest that commenced when four young Black students staged a sit-in at the segregated lunch counter of F.W. Woolworth Department Store in Greensboro, North Carolina.
  • The Greensboro Four: Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain and Joseph McNeil were students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College, now known as North Carolina A&T State University.
  • Nationwide participation in this new movement included over 700,000 people, including students, clergymen and unified citizens both White and Black.
  • On July 26, 1960, the Woolworth Lunch Counter was finally integrated.

The Black Caucus

The Congressional Black Caucus was established in 1971✊🏿

Congressional Black Caucus

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Since 1971, The Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) have joined together to empower America’s neglected. 115th Congress Chairman Rep Cedric Richmond

The Black Caucus

The Congressional Black Caucus was established in 1971✊🏿

Congressional Black Caucus

Written by

Since 1971, The Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) have joined together to empower America’s neglected. 115th Congress Chairman Rep Cedric Richmond

The Black Caucus

The Congressional Black Caucus was established in 1971✊🏿

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