Friendship Nine Charges Dropped

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A judge exonerated "The

More than half a century after

A judge has tossed out the convictions of

Repost of a 2011

Friendship Nine

On Feb. 12, back in 1960, historians estimate about 150 people peacefully protested a Rock Hill store and lunch counter.

The sentences of the

Court Hearing to Vacate the Convictions of the Friendship 9

Friendship 9 News Conference - January 28, 2015

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From the chairs to the wooden bricks on the wall - the details tell the story of how

The historic McCrory's Five and Dime building, that is now called "Kounter" is now apart of the National African American Civil ...

Rock Hill in 1960 put blacks in jail for defying segregation, but today blacks are an important part of the courts and law ...

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The booking cards of the men who spent time in jail after staging a sit in at a lunch counter in 1961 are just a one the items ...

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Jan 31 1961. This event lead the way for equals rights for blacks in South Carolina and the Nation.

Charles Jones, who came to Rock Hill from Atlanta during the Civil Rights movement after hearing about the

January 28 2015 court hearing overturning the 1961 trespassing convictions of the "