What the records say
- When
- 1960
- Kind
- Protest
- Coordinates
- 38.90° N, 77.11° W
- Description
- 1960 nonviolent protests in Arlington, Virginia
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Cherrydale sit-ins
1960 nonviolent protests in Arlington, Virginia
The Cherrydale sit-ins were non-violent protests that took place in Cherrydale, a neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia, from June 9 to June 10, 1960. They were organized in opposition to Arlington County's racial segregation of African Americans, which existed in its businesses and residential communities during the Jim Crow era.
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