On this day in 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested after thousands conducted mass sit-ins in Atlanta stores.
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today October 19, 2023 Oct. 19, 1960 Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested along with students after thousands conducted mass sit-ins at Rich’s Department Store and other Atlanta stores, causing 16 segregated lunch counters to shut down. The students, led by Lonnie C.
Kennedy, reached out to the judge and asked for him to release King on bail. The judge did so. “The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life and Win the 1960 Election” by Stephen and Paul Kendrick focuses on this event and the role it played in helping Kennedy get elected. When civil rights leaders were unable to reach an agreement with Atlanta’s business and city leaders, students resumed protests the day after Thanksgiving. By fall 1961, Rich’s began to desegregate.
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