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The white businessmen of Birmingham did agree to some of King’s demands, including the desegregation of lunch counters.
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Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
Back in February 1960 in Nashville, a group of mostly Black college students famously took seats at the lunch counter of Woolworth’s five-and-dime downtown to stage a nonviolent protest against segregation.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
Part of the lunch counter remains on display in one of the Woolworth’s front windows overlooking 5th Avenue North, which in 2021 was renamed John Lewis Way by Nashville’s Metro Council in honor of the late U.S. Congressman.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
Paschke sat at the packed lunch counter on a recent afternoon, waiting to pay.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
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Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
Back in February 1960 in Nashville, a group of mostly Black college students famously took seats at the lunch counter of Woolworth’s five-and-dime downtown to stage a nonviolent protest against segregation.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
Part of the lunch counter remains on display in one of the Woolworth’s front windows overlooking 5th Avenue North, which in 2021 was renamed John Lewis Way by Nashville’s Metro Council in honor of the late U.S. Congressman.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
Paschke sat at the packed lunch counter on a recent afternoon, waiting to pay.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
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The spacious snack bar offers traditional movie theater treats as well as street tacos, burritos and chorizo supreme pizza.Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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Then comes the red car, now a snack bar with a fabulous vintage Faema espresso machine and a standing counter.Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2024
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They are allowed to mix and mingle in nearby buildings and courtyards, and dine together in a cafeteria setting staffed by nuns.Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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The first floor will host a day center, a cafeteria and a food pantry.Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2024
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Fishers Event Center is in an expansion of the Fishers District development, which includes apartments, restaurants, shops, office buildings and a hotel.Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Oct. 2024
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Bonito also created the menus and remains closely involved with the ground-floor restaurant, Través, which F&B manager Ana Reis emphasizes is in the hotel but not from the hotel.Ann Abel, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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That includes instructional staff, like teachers and special education classroom assistants to our lunchroom, security, custodial staff, and more.Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
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Key Lime Break — Loki and Mobius share a moment savoring a key lime pie in the TVA lunchroom.John Archer, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch%20counter. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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