Johnson C. Smith University
civic
Historically Black university on Beatties Ford Road whose students led Charlotte's 1960 sit-in movement.
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1960 · 1960-02-09
Two hundred twenty-eight Johnson C. Smith University students, led by J. Charles Jones, marched from the campus gates to stage sit-ins at eight whites-only lunch counters in downtown Charlotte, including Belk, Ivey's, Woolworth's and Kress, eight days after the Greensboro sit-ins began.
Johnson C. Smith UniversityJ. Charles Jones
Source · checked 2026-08-15
1960 · 1960-07-09
Seven of the eight downtown Charlotte lunch counters targeted by Johnson C. Smith University students agreed to desegregate, marking the city's first major integration victory achieved through student-led nonviolent protest.
Source · checked 2026-08-15