The Woolworth's lunch counter was once a nucleus of community in Bakersfield. Now, new owners hope a revamp of the historic space will breathe life back into the city's struggling downtown. For ...
*Despite earlier reports of its removal, the historic Woolworth’s lunch counter exhibit remains proudly on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), also known ...
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The Last Operating Woolworth's Lunch Counter Will Be Up and Running Once Again in California
When its first lunch counter opened in New Albany, Indiana, around 1923, the F.W. Woolworth Company was already known for innovation. Founded by Frank Winfield Woolworth in New York in 1879, the ...
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Joseph McNeil, one of four North Carolina college students whose occupation of a racially segregated Woolworth's lunch counter 65 years ago helped spark nonviolent civil rights sit ...
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