Kinston Sit-Ins NC Civil Rights Trail Dedication
Saturday, February 4th, 2023 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Downtown Kinston: 100 North Queen St., Kinston, NC 28501
A dedication ceremony for a North Carolina Civil Rights Trail marker commemorating the Kinston Sit-Ins will be held in Kinston, NC. The unveiling ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. in downtown Kinston on Feb. 4, 2023.
Marker Inscription
KINSTON SIT-INS
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN &
YOUTH LED SIT-INS, BOYCOTTS,
AND PICKETING, 1960-1961.
EFFORT LED TO DESEGREGATION
OF DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.
NC AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2022