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Gr~~nsboro. ator, d '--d· "F a\·'out a week v.· e four fello~s - sat. - tlr~und. · 3 1 te r nov· gra u a ....., : or u . ' - .. _ • . . _ ,_ _ ·ak;s_ed years a • , - the .A/J:.T campus where we wer• i n ·school, talki~g about

Chronology (SRC - Staigo'?) the integration mover.wnt. And we decided v1e ought to go do"Ym to Woolowrth' s and see v.hat would

1960: happen." ,. Feb. l, first sit - in Gr eensboro . ~ ~~ Feb. 15 - sit-ins sprea to 15 cities, 5 southe rn states. Feb. 16 worst violence yet_, · Portst'louth, Va. highschool kids brtnvl parking lot Feb . 23 rioting Ch.a ttanooga Feb. 25 first deep South sit in Montgo~ry Cy. courthouse, Ala. State students Feb. 27, fi ghts in 2 of 5 sit-in stores, poUce arrest 100 students. March 15 first zm ss-sitins Atlanta, 76 arrested. March 16 - first integration in large southern city, S3n Antonio dimo storr~.

- als.o 1 two Fisk Negro students served coffee in pre v iously segrog. bus station restaurant Nashville.

" March 20. Fla. Gov. Leroy Collins, statP.wide radio-TV, s aid unfa ir and mora lly wrong" to bar Negroes (rom one dept. ttoro and get their business other parts. Mny have a legal right t o do this, but this can't be squared with "more ! , simple justice."

NYT reports, support org. at 21 nort~rn colleges, incl. Hvd. Yale_,Prineeton.VIlsse.r,Wi s. Indi:na, Berke l ey.

}4lrch 30 . 18 students Southern Univ. Ba ton Rou~ sus~nded following sit-ins and anti- r.eg. rally by 2-5000 students on state cap itol s teps. Aft6r suspe nsion, most of 5000 students boycott c l a s ses.

Apr. 15-17 SNCC set up to guide activities. 132 Ndgroes,lO whites from 11 states & D of C, re p . 37 sit-in communitie s , !·{L Jr. presides.

Apr. 22 Trespass charges dismissed 43 1'4~gro students Raleigh after demonstration sidealk o f privatd y-0\·med shopping; center. B•J s ed on Ma rsh

-v. Ala bama compa ny town case 1946 !.>up . Ct., s aying ttownership does no-t always mean absolute domi nion. 'J.-he mor e an owner , fo r his a dvnntage, opens up prorerty for use by t he pub!.i c i n general, the more do hi~ rights beco~ circumscribed by t he const. and stat. right s of those who use it."

lv~y 7 Roy _Wilkins an:: ounces "wade-in" plans at 10-s t ate NAACP meeting, says NAACP wil contin ue to guide,ad~ise,support, studen t sit-ins.

May 10 j( 6 st ores de s eg. N~shville aftor 4 weeks negotation & boycott. May 17 1 500 Atlanta s tudent s march tov.'!irds capitol to mark SupCt decision July 9 Ch~:~rlotte M:\yor' s Friendly he1ati ons Comnittee a nnounces se v•n doowntown

lunchcoont ers deseg. By now, de se g . in Nashvi lle, Win ston-Sal•m, Ar li l'lS ton, A 1 e xand ria, Austin 1 C orpu .s , Chri sti , Ga l v e ston , So n Antonio

Aug. 1 Durham and Miami des•g, bring ing to 15 number of cities in which sit- i n s su cce ssful. ( Groens bor .. l unch c runters dese g . July 25). Al s o

Chapel Hill, Se li sbury,Knoxvi lle, .Norfolk. Aug . 10 Atty-Gen.~'vm.I<orers told by officials chain stores de seg. in 69

SOI..J·thern citi es, 7lf/o of the m n o sit-ins teok p l.flc•• Aug . 27 . !~fter 10 days demon st r a ti ons, vio l enee J:::~c.lcsonvi lle, 1 1~egro kiUe d ,

first fatality ir. d:i rect action activiti~s .

Oct. 1 7 Your noti t'nal chs ins enn ounc:e· 150 c ountr'l:S , 112 cit ie s de s e g . Oct. 19-22 80 a rrest ed Atl11nta de monst. inc l uding :,1L Jr, Oct . 23·-30- 30 rlay truce b etween COAHR and Horts:'ield Nov . 25-30 sitin s re sumo Atlenta . no v iol!:nce, no arrests . Nov . z,o , first

deseg . of ~ubli c fafeteria when 5 Ne groes served YViCA . !tzn: u.,c.5- Sup.Ct. 7-2, r u1"s d i~crim.bus t~rminal resi.;~J ur£lnt!O oparatod

p l·i rreri l y fo r interstqta rnss tHlg,rs v:io2.-r,tior, IC Act D(lc . ll - thrus ands Rt 2 mas s prayer me c tinr s At l s nta. Bomb q xplod osDe ·~ .l2

Nogro ~tl em. school. 4th Cir cuit . h i chr::on ct, urhol~s ri g ht rt~steu:::-n;ts t.o s ol~ c t C:.lStomer.s. De c . 2'7

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Feb. 16 Jail-no-bail introd uc~d · as 13 si tinnsr.s Rock Hill ahd 6 at Lynch burg (4 of 6 white) refuse to pay $100 ,f'ines,giv~n 30 day s entences. Four 61' Rock Hill p!Oplo! SNCC l:ll aders, beccme known as Rock Hill4 . sNcc .Atl HQ urges 11 jail no b ail". ~ In Atlanta Feb. 10, 80 jail~Sd on no-bail strategy, and five days later, 4 Negro, one whitft minister jailed.

March 7- Atl.CofC announce s agre em~nt to deseg. lunchrooms. March 27-29- Tougaloo sit-ins Jackson library arrests. Protestmeet ing200

Negro students ne x t day at Jackson St-ate broken upby clu·· s,t~argas, 2 Gerl'1'8n police doc;s. -

April 17- SupCt ruled privately-ownod rest, leas"d from state must s~rve l'ie grO! s (W .:. lmiogton , !:>elawa r•).

~ 14 - 2 groups Freedom Riders, ell Core,attacked Anniston,Birming;ham, abandon tour next day. Ha d started Yay 4, destination Nlffl Orb ans.

~y 16 - Inter;ration starts Jacks nville lunchcounters. May 20 - Montgomary rrDb s a tmck Freedom Riders. Y.ay 25 - From Jackson cell, FAri'R! r sends word to extend L'reedom Rides to

rnilroads, airlines. May 26 - Frs•do ~nRide L.oord-Com.m. est • .:tqxti June 8 - Perc:y Sutton,

restroom J ac k son air }TY NAACP , and l~rk !.&~:~e, arrested trying to us • t~ rmi rn 1, aftfl r flight Mont .Ala. Both ;·ost $500 a ppeal

bonds. 5 N~ gro andwhite r; i rl s on tro in from New Orl!lansarrest•dJackson

for refusing t o le ave ss g:-eg. waiting room. June 9 - NAACP fihs dist.ct. J Hck son t o bar enforc~ mt"tnt local laws at

intra-stat• tn:1nsportati o n fad li tiss. J ne 12- US Ju ·:ge I':roric Jehn son ,Jr.'s ban on Fr!!edom ll.ide activity, Alabarm1 1

e x :··ires. J unf'l 16 - h·~ IJ dom .rti de rs arrested Fla. June 26 J ustice De p t. su"s us dis t. c t. N.,w Orlea ns t o b a r seg. at air port rest ..

NAACP filessuit Hobih t o s end seg. at }.~obi lt'! air port .faciliti•s. July 2 3 white, 2 N g ro Fre<ad om Hi de rs arrested Ja ckson bus terminal whi te wait.rm. Jul y 7- Ei ght mons from Mont. arrested si:nilar charges. July 9 - 1 7 ma r. arres t e d trailway s from Montg omery. July 10- 4 a rreste d Littl., Roc:k (r resdornRi ders too) bus terminAl white wait.:romm.(r

(sen t ences SU SF end e d J uly 13 rr omis e t o lea~, ., Arkansas) . July i::i 26 - Black denies hab~ns co rpu s for FreedomRide r· Eliz. ~'iyckoff -

whit e, co:.w i c tedJac k son , S~, id not prov •d sta te had no le gal processes availa ble i'orher appeal

Aug; . 16 King , Miami news conference 1 an!loun ce s p rog ram stand-ins where Ne g roes den led right regi s ter tovote. Hoposdoubl«!! re g . in 2 yee. rs.

Aug . 22 Jackso n hea ring s fo r 1!39 ?re~ riom F: i d l!!!· s l·· ~'~ c;;ir1, ~, t, ~ n c:ey b ofor• Hinds Cy Joo ge Rus s e 11 Uoo1·e.

Sopt. 22 I CC , on Robt.Y.('r: r,oC:y l"('' c;_ues t ,issue s rules prnh. d i sc .interGt ato buse s an d t.usfRc ilit i Es, ~t ff«; (:'t). \'e NC?v • 1 July 20 J.D. ro porl ~sid surv·..,y r.i: 2S4 bustenr.l !'lfl$ 1 17 stet ~ s shryre d s ~ g ~ ir: 97 t fl nl!irJI!t}t:Ml2 s i:e.t-11~

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Dec. 15 Loui sian a del':lonstro.ti oos, 1600 Negroes Baton Rouge, . Tear e;as.· 2: lea shed d ogs used; flO e.rr e·s ted . Demons t ·r a t ion t n r.rot~st Dec , 14 arrest of 23 Negro pickets nnd. Co~-spons ored sit-ins. Temp. inj~ gotten by Beton Rouge effie als ,from.fod.& state ~ourt s , harring Core picketing

Dec. 16 · 600 Freedom Riders stage si tins. in 40 restaurants Route 10 bet. Baltimore &. Newcastle, Delaware. Riders in 100 cars. Served in many restaurants, but 8 arr •,sted on trespassinr; charges in others.

Dec. 18 Peace plan .Alhany Dec. 19 Core demonstration Nev; Orleans to protest Bato~ Rcuge police

brutality.