WBTV Mecklenburg CountyCHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - What does change look like? And how does one define a movement? More than 65 years ago, hundreds of students at Johnson C. Smith University answered both those questions with sit-ins, marches, and boycotts; those students pushed until changes were made and a movement was defined.
Those who are alive today say the fruit of their labor is much of what makes Charlotte the diverse city it is today.
It was February 9, 1960—one of the coldest days that year. However, the chill across Uptown Charlotte would be countered by the heat of a movement from nearly 800 Johnson C. Smith University students.
Their first stop? The Ivory restaurant.
“It’s the ideal of not just desegregating lunch counters, but all public accommodations in the city,” said Dr. Denise Spruill.
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