On this day, the St. Louis chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) initiated a sit-in campaign to challenge and end racial segregation in downtown St. Louis facilities, including lunch counters and restaurants. Inspired by the principles of nonviolent direct action, the campaign marked one of the early uses of sit-ins in the civil rights movement, preceding the more widely known Greensboro sit-ins by over a decade.
This action helped lay the groundwork for future civil rights activism and demonstrated the power of grassroots organizing.
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