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Gwendolyn Greene (later Britt) sits at the People's Drug Store Counter in Arlington Virginia. When she sat down to request service the workers left the store, only returning once management closed the counter.
This scene was a part of a coordinated sit-in movement which occurred across several Arlington lunch counters in June of 1960 to protest Arlington's segregated accommodations.
This scene was a part of a coordinated sit-in movement which occurred across several Arlington lunch counters in June of 1960 to protest Arlington's segregated accommodations.
Collection: Civil Rights
Non-Violent Action Group (NAG) activist Dion Diamond is harassed by young white men during a sit in at the Cherrydale Drug Fair in June of 1960.
This scene was a part of a coordinated sit-in movement which occurred across several Arlington lunch counters in June of 1960. to protest segregated accommodation.
This scene was a part of a coordinated sit-in movement which occurred across several Arlington lunch counters in June of 1960. to protest segregated accommodation.
Collection: Civil Rights
Non-Violent Action Group (NAG) activist Dion Diamond sits calmly as American Nazi Party Chief George Lincoln Rockwell attacks him with racist remarks. A crowd of white men and boys surrounds the pair.
This scene was a part of a coordinated sit-in movement which occurred across several Arlington lunch counters in June of 1960. Here, Diamond is at the Cherrydale Drug Fair sit-in location.
This scene was a part of a coordinated sit-in movement which occurred across several Arlington lunch counters in June of 1960. Here, Diamond is at the Cherrydale Drug Fair sit-in location.
Collection: Civil Rights
