Kress Building ~ Civil Rights Sit-ins
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South Carolina Historical Marker 10-79
Waymark Code: WMJ168
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2013
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(Side 1)
Kress Building
"This three-story Art Deco building. Built in 1930-31, was a 5- and 10- cent store owned by S.H. Kress & Co. until 1980. Kress, with about 400 American stores, designed its own buildings. This store features a yellow brick facade with colorful and decorative glazed terracotta details typical of Kress's Art Deco designs. A 1941 two-story addition faces Wentworth Street. McCrory Stores bought this building in 1980, operating it under the Kress name until 1992.
(Side 2)
Civil Rights Sit-In
On April 1, 1960, the lunch counter here and those at Woolworth's and W.T. Grant's stores on King St. were the targets of the city's first civil rights "sit-in." Black students from Burke High School were denied service but refused to leave. Arrested for trespassing, they were later convicted and fined. This youth-led protest was the beginning of a broader civil rights movement in Charleston."
Marker Name: Kress Building ~ Civil Rights Sit-ins
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Historic Site
Marker number: 10-79
County: Charleston
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