FIRST - Civil Rights sit-in protesters in the nation to serve jail time
N 34° 55.531 W 081° 01.611
17S E 497547 N 3864783
On January 31, 1961, ten students from Friendship Jr. College were arrested when they refused to leave McCrory's. Nine would not pay their fines and became the first Civil Rights sit-in protesters in the nation to serve jail time.
Waymark Code: WM268W
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2007
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From the historical marker:
"Many Rock Hill protesters were arrested, convicted, and fined. On January 31, 1961, ten students from Friendship Jr. College were arrested when they refused to leave McCrory's. Nine would not pay their fines and became the first Civil Rights sit-in protesters in the nation to serve jail time. This new "Jail No Bail strategy by "the Friendship Nine" was soon adopted as the model strategy for the Freedom Rides of 1961."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/31/1961
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