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CHICAGO HARDWARE FOUNDRY CO.. Lunch counter stools from Greensboro, North Carolina sit-ins,1939-1960. Creator: Chicago Hardware Foundry Co..

CHICAGO HARDWARE FOUNDRY CO.. A green and a salmon-colored stool from the F. W. Woolworth department store in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests against racial segregation, which took place in 1960, primarily in the Woolworth store, (now the International Civil Rights Center and Museum), in Greensboro. Four African-American students - Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain and Joseph McNeil - were refused service at the store's lunch counter when they each asked for a cup of coffee. They stayed until the store closed that night, and then went back to the North Carolina A&T University campus, where they recruited more students to join them the next morning. The protests led to the F. W. Woolworth Company removing its policy of segregation in the Southern United States. The back rest and frame of the seat are chrome plated metal. The back rest is made of a middle rail with two spindles attached to a top rail that curves to connect to the chair seat. The seat has a plywood bottom and is attached to an iron tube. The iron tube and chair have been inserted into a reproduction metal base. A manufacturer’s tag is stapled to the bottom of the seat.

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CHICAGO HARDWARE FOUNDRY CO.

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Lunch counter stools from Greensboro, North Carolina sit-ins,1939-1960. Creator: Chicago Hardware Foundry Co..

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A green and a salmon-colored stool from the F. W. Woolworth department store in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests against racial segregation, which took place in 1960, primarily in the Woolworth store, (now the International Civil Rights Center and Museum), in Greensboro. Four African-American students - Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain and Joseph McNeil - were refused service at the store's lunch counter when they each asked for a cup of coffee. They stayed until the store closed that night, and then went back to the North Carolina A&T University campus, where they recruited more students to join them the next morning. The protests led to the F. W. Woolworth Company removing its policy of segregation in the Southern United States. The back rest and frame of the seat are chrome plated metal. The back rest is made of a middle rail with two spindles attached to a top rail that curves to connect to the chair seat. The seat has a plywood bottom and is attached to an iron tube. The iron tube and chair have been inserted into a reproduction metal base. A manufacturer’s tag is stapled to the bottom of the seat.

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5929 x 5919 px | 100.4 MB

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50.2 x 50.1 cm | 19.8 x 19.7 in (300 dpi)

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