The Best Cup of Coffee

Description:

On June 23, 1960, after two weeks of coordinated sit-in efforts across the county, leaders from the Non-Violent Action Group (NAG) enjoy cups of coffee at the Drug Fair. The company announced the day before that it would integrate its lunch counters in the Washington area. Within weeks more restaurants and lunch counters in Arlington desegregated their services as a result of the sit-ins.

Those pictured include Dion Diamond (corner seat),Laurence Henry (far right), and Paul Dietrich (second from left).

Collection:

Civil Rights


Date:

June 23, 1960

Creator:

Michael Pappas (photographer)

Subject

None recorded.

Identifier

None recorded.

Contributor

None recorded.

Rights

All rights reserved

Citation

Michael Pappas (photographer), “The Best Cup of Coffee,” Built By the People Themselves, accessed March 29, 2024, https://lindseybestebreurtje.org/arlingtonhistory/items/show/9.

Geolocation

1960 peoples drug store sit in, AP (6).jpg