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Fifty Years Later, N.C. Sit-In Site Becomes Museum

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The four original participants in the Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in walk down the street after leaving the lunch counter on Feb. 1, 1960. The Woolworth's sit-ins continued for months and inspired sit-ins across the country, which helped change public opinion and led to the end of segregation. (Corbis)
The four original participants in the Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in walk down the street after leaving the lunch counter on Feb. 1, 1960. The Woolworth's sit-ins continued for months and inspired sit-ins across the country, which helped change public opinion and led to the end of segregation. (Corbis)

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