Sit In

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June 27, 2017
On Monday evening, Sen. Booker and Rep. Lewis sat down on the steps of the Capitol in order to protest…
October 15, 2015
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police disbanded an overnight occupation of City Hall by activists opposed to moves to make the…
May 21, 2013
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) - In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on…
September 13, 2010
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - In July 1958, Walters led the Wichita NAACP youth chapter in a sit-in at a Wichita…
February 2, 2010
From The LA Times: Of the big events of the early civil rights movement, the sit-ins have always been the…
November 17, 2009
OPINION - Does the current rise of minorities in American society signify the end of a fight for civil equality?