Bravery at Arlington Virginia Lunch Counter
Description:
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.
Collection:
Civil Rights
Date:
June 10, 1960
Creator:
Gus Chinn (photographer)
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Rights
All rights reservedCitation
Gus Chinn (photographer), “Bravery at Arlington Virginia Lunch Counter,” Built By the People Themselves, accessed April 19, 2024, https://lindseybestebreurtje.org/arlingtonhistory/items/show/5.
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