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sit-in a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats in a public place and refuse to move as a protest How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Capitol Police arrested 115 religious activists as they staged a peaceful sit-in to protest budget cuts to social welfare programs on December 14. Much more successful is Weatherford's Freedom on the Menu, an account of the 1960 sit-ins at the segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, from the perspective of eight-year-old Connie. Occupation, a film about the Harvard Living Wage Campaign's Sit-in, makes use of student footage shot before and during the sit-in as well as news coverage, archival footage, and worker portraits. |
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