Non-musical history for today: 1960 – Four black students staged the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. That happened about 25-30 minutes away from where I live. Such a strong and noble jesture. It didn’t go so well that day, I don’t think, but it did help eventually. It certainly led to the department store chain removing its policy of racial segregation in the Southern United States. Shout out to The Greensboro Four (as they would soon be known): Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr., and David Richmond!
Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for February 1.
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