Nine activists from Rock Hill, South Carolina, went to jail for their roles in a civil rights protest. In 2015, the eight surviving activists of "Friendship 9" left the courthouse with clean records. This will be just one more step in righting the wrongs of the past. Michelle Miller reports on CBS This Morning. Norah O'Donnell and Gail King comment.
friendship 9-being cleared decades after civil rights protestA judge exonerated "The Friendship Nine" 54 years after the civil rights protestors were arrested for sitting at a whites-only lunch counter. Brian Williams introduces the story on NBC Nightly News. Mark Potter reports.
Civil Rights Activists Exonerated
The Judge said: "We can not rewrite history, but we can right history." This video is from a local news program near Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Community Witnesses Historic Moment
This report is from a radio program All Things Considered. It is on National Public Radio. Read the 'transcript.' Listen to the story by Debbie Elliott. Using npr.org is a great way to improve reading and build vocabulary.
LISTEN judge throws out convictions of civil rights pioneers friendship-9
Fifty years ago, four black students began a peaceful protest to change the United States. Read this article from TIME magazine. It is about another event in North Carolina.
Sitting Down to Take a Stand
The Friendship 9 made a point. Read this story from The New York Times.
not guilty after serving 30 days in 1961
Nine Things About the Friendship 9
Facts about the Men
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