In February of 1960, ten white students from Wake Forest University and eleven Black students from Winston-Salem State University walked into the Woolworth’s of downtown Winston-Salem to peacefully protest segregated lunch counters.
Larry Womble, an 18-year-old student at the time, participated in those demonstrations. He reflects:
“Our calling was much higher… we didn’t know it at that time. We knew we were doing something. We knew we were trying to make a difference.”
In May of 1960, Winston-Salem became the first southern city to voluntarily desegregate its lunch counters.
To honor Black History Month, we wanted to ground ourselves in our past and remind everyone that making just decisions might feel small in the moment, but the effects can shape our shared future more than you know.
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