On February 2, 1962, eleven people—seven white and four Black activists—were arrested after an all-night sit-in at Englewood City Hall in New Jersey, protesting de facto school segregation. That same day, four Black mothers were arrested in Chicago for staging a sit-in at an elementary school to oppose discriminatory double-shift scheduling. Although the mothers received suspended $50 fines, protests and demonstrations continued for weeks, highlighting the widespread resistance to educational segregation in the North.
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