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WBFF Fox 45 :: Nashville Sit-in Civil Rights Hero - Justin McFarland
50-YEARS AGO IN 19-60... MORE THAN A HUNDRED COLLEGE STUDENTS TOOK ON LONG-STANDING LAWS OF DISCRIMINATION.

THANKS TO THEM... RACIAL SEGREGATION AT NASHVILLE'S LUNCH COUNTERS ENDED.

THE STUDENTS TOOK A NON-VIOLENT APPROACH DURING THE SIT-INS.

BUT THAT METHOD MEANT TAKING VERBAL-- AND SOMETIMES PHYSICAL-- ABUSE WITHOUT EVER STRIKING BACK.

FOX 17'S JUSTIN MCFARLAND FOUND OUT JUST HOW DIFFICULT THE IDEA OF A NON-VIOLENT PROTEST WAS TO FOLLOW.

Nashville Sit-in Civil Rights Hero - Justin McFarland

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