‘I was scared because they were killing Black folks for less’: 65 years later, Memphis students honored for library protest

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – The next time you check out a book at your local library, you may want to thank a group of LeMoyne and Owen college students who paved the way to make that happen for everyone.

Thursday April 19th marks 65 years since the Cossitt Library sit-in that led to integration of the Memphis Public Library system.

In the 1960s Memphis was not open for business to everyone…

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