Standing up
2/8/2024, 6 p.m.
“It was February 1, 1960. They didn’t need menus. Their order was simple. A doughnut and coffee, with cream on the side."
Members of the Richmond Alumni Chapter of North Carolina A&T State University shared stories about their alma mater with students at Lucille Brown Middle School on Feb. 1. Students in several classrooms read the book, “Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down,” by Andrea Davis Pinkney. The picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in on Feb. 1, 1960 in Greensboro, N.C., when four A&T college students staged a peaceful protest. Their stand for justice became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing Civil Rights Movement. Chapter members include Jana Pollard, Pamela Doss, chapter president, Michael Bernard, Phenie Gollat, Kae Watson, an exceptional education teacher at Lucille Brown, and Sara Morrison, IEP compliance coordinator.
