August 23, 2021
On Aug. 21, 1939, five African American men were arrested for entering the whites only Alexandria library on Queen Street. The peaceful sit-in is recognized as one of the first Civil Rights protests in the nation.
Stories this photo appears in:
‘I Will Always Refuse’
Display chronicles historic library protest
It was a peaceful protest, virtually ignored by newspapers across the country.
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