Kinston in Lenoir County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Kinston Sit-Ins
— NC Civil Rights Trail —
Photographed By Dave W, June 17, 2023
1. Kinston Sit-Ins Marker
African American women & youth led sit-ins, boycotts, and picketing, 1960-1961. Effort led to desegregation of downtown businesses.
Erected 2022 by NC African American Heritage Commission / William C. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 5.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the NC Civil Rights Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1960.
Location. 35° 15.62′ N, 77° 34.848′ W. Marker is in Kinston, North Carolina, in Lenoir County. Marker is on East Caswell Street east of North Queen Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 N Queen St, Kinston NC 28501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Town Of Kingston (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lenoir County WW I and WW II Memorial (about 400 feet away); In Honor and Remembrance (about 400 feet away); CSS Neuse (about 400 feet away); Birth of Funk (about 500 feet away); Caswell (about 500 feet away); Cat Hole (about 700 feet away); CSS Neuse Confederate Ironclad Gunboat (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kinston.
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The grassroots Civil Rights movement came to fruition during the early 1960s in North Carolina as African American groups (often student groups) demonstrated for equality. This was the case in Kinston, particularly during the 1961-1963 period when the Kinston Chapter of the NAACP Youth Council, under the guidance of Alice Hannibal and Annie Whitehead among others, pressured the local white business community with sit-ins, picketing, and economic boycotts bringing about the desegregation of many downtown Kinston businesses.(Submitted on June 18, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.)
Photographed By Dave W, June 17, 2023
2. Kinston Sit-Ins Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
