Counter Closed During Sit-In
Description:
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.
Collection:
Civil Rights
Date:
June 9, 1960
Creator:
Paul Schmick (photographer)
Subject
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Rights
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Paul Schmick (photographer), “Counter Closed During Sit-In,” Built By the People Themselves, accessed May 2, 2024, https://lindseybestebreurtje.org/arlingtonhistory/items/show/7.
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