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mahatmakanejeeves

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Thu Feb 29, 2024, 07:13 AM Feb 2024

On this day, February 29, 1960, the Tampa Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in began.

Last edited Thu Feb 29, 2024, 09:52 AM - Edit history (2)

A moment in Florida's civil rights history -- Tampa Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, this week 1960:





Wikipedia says the Tampa sit-in started on February 27, 1960.

Sit-in_movement, beginning with Greensboro sit-ins

Tue Feb 28, 2023: On February 29, 1960, the Tampa Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in began.
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On this day, February 29, 1960, the Tampa Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in began. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 OP
I remember. czarjak Feb 2024 #1
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