Harassment at Arlington, Virginia Sit-In
Description:
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.
Collection:
Civil Rights
Date:
June 10, 1960
Creator:
Gus Chinn (photographer)
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Rights
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Gus Chinn (photographer), “Harassment at Arlington, Virginia Sit-In,” Built By the People Themselves, accessed April 19, 2024, https://lindseybestebreurtje.org/arlingtonhistory/items/show/6.
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