CORE Sit Down Newsletter, April 25, 1960

Congress of Racial Equality

1960-04-25

1960-1969

In this series of newsletters from the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), various updates are provided on the progress of the sit-in movement and desegregation efforts in the early 1960s. Highlights include a drop in sales at Woolworth, a meeting of sit-in movement leaders in North Carolina, assaults on sit-inners in Missouri, integration of lunch counters in Nashville, and support from religious groups for the sit-ins. The newsletters also mention the dismissal of an activist from his position and announce an upcoming training institute in nonviolent, direct action techniques. 4 pages.

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