GREENSBORO, N.C. — Fifty years after a North Carolina sit-in sparked a movement of nonviolent protest across the South, officials gathered Monday in Greensboro to open a museum celebrating the event. (Read more @ WRAL)
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Civil rights museum opens at site of Greensboro sit-in – Source WRAL
Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on February 1, 2010
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Greensboro Woolworth Civil Rights Museum Gala Postponed; Ribbon-cutting Still Set for Monday
Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on January 31, 2010
Museum gala postponed; ribbon-cutting still set for Monday (Source: News & Observer)
Protesters reflect on success of 1960s sit-in in Greensboro store (Source: The Rocky Mount Telegram)
Celebrations mark sit-in anniversary (Source: News & Record)
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