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Tweet - "58 years ago the Friendship 9 made history as one of the first groups to sit-in at a Whites-Only lunch counter. Rather than pay bail they chose to spend 30 days in jail, sparking the Jail, No Bail movement. Today we remember them, their bravery & the mark they made in history."

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Date: Jan. 31, 2019
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Arts, Entertainment, and History

"58 years ago the Friendship 9 made history as one of the first groups to sit-in at a Whites-Only lunch counter.

Rather than pay bail they chose to spend 30 days in jail, sparking the Jail, No Bail movement.

Today we remember them, their bravery & the mark they made in history."

@WhipClyburn


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