High Point high schoolers' 1960s sit-ins will be commemorated
A student-led sit-in demonstration in 1960 by William Penn high schoolers in High Point is being recognized with the naming of the school's "The February 11 Lobby."
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High Point high schoolers' 1960s sit-ins helped pave the way for integration
Lunch counter sit-ins as a form of civil protest began at the Woolworth in downtown Greensboro on February 1, 1960. That event caught the attention of a group of younger students in High Point who wanted to desegregate stores in their community.
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