Edith Hubbard: A trailblazer’s journey from sit-ins to breaking barriers at UNC

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — The historic Greensboro lunch counter sit-in in February 1960 sparked a movement across the country.

“I decided to do something in the demonstration,” said Edith Hubbard.

As a teenager, Edith Hubbard made a bold decision to join a protest at the Woolworth restaurant in Durham County…

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