Shelby approved for Civil Rights marker
Shelby approved for Civil Rights marker Sixty-one years ago, Shelby students took a stand by organizing a sit-in at a local drugstore. On Feb. 18, 1960, approximately 70 Black students from Cleveland High School went from store to store requesting the same service as white patrons. They were refused and had doors shut in their faces. A sit-in formed at what was once Smith’s Drugs on West Warren Street. The passive action ended with several arrests. Those students, and the importance of the Civil Rights movement, will soon be commemorated with a marker where the sit-in took place...
Source: shelbystar.com