Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
The First Sit-in by the Chapel Hill Freedom Movement, at the Chapel Hill Merchants Association
July 29, 1963; scanned 2010
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A digital image of the first sit-in by the Chapel Hill Freedom Movement at the Chapel Hill Merchants Association. In the foreground, black and white students lie in the street; in the background are policemen, onlookers, and a cameraman.
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Catalog reference: 2011.11.13
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