In July 1, 1960, eight high school students protested at a lunch counter in the store Woolworths. These high school students were protesting about segregated lunch counters. The counter owner closed the counter until the students left. The eight students rotated between the three stores Woolworths, W.T. Grants, and People’s Drug Store. All reacted the same way by closing down the counter. The police could do nothing because there were no trespass or complaints filed. The store owners tried to stop this by getting white customers to find a seat quickly or put blankets on the chairs for the high school students learned not to touch merchandise. The protests continued all July. The students started boycotting by using picket signs. Different white people reacted differently. Some were mean and some were sympathetic. After 30 days of protest the counters stated that they would become desegregated of July 30 at 4 p.m.
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Our society has rules to protect us. Without rules we would be in chaos and destruction. If we didn't have a rule for driving at the speed limit it could lead to more serious accidents. It's the same for school rules too. If you don't listen to your teacher then you will not get anything done. Rules keep us of track and
Our society has rules to protect us. Without rules we would be in chaos and destruction. If we didn't have a rule for driving at the speed limit it could lead to more serious accidents. It's the same for school rules too. If you don't listen to your teacher then you will not get anything done. Rules keep us of track and