In Rock Hill, South Carolina, nine African American students from Friendship Junior College were arrested for a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter. Refusing to pay fines, they chose to serve jail time instead, launching the “jail-in” tactic. Their defiance marked a pivotal shift in civil rights strategy—emphasizing nonviolent resistance and the moral power of accepting unjust punishment.
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