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Today in Peace and Justice history on February 6, 1961
The civil rights jail-in movement began when ten negro students in Rock Hill, South Carolina, were arrested for requesting service at asegregated lunch counter. They refused to post bail and demanded jail time rather than paying fines, refusing to acknowledge any legitimacy . . . photo: Charles Serrod, one of those jailed http://bit.ly/TKyuWl
