A sit-in movement led by Texas Southern University students 63 years ago helped change Houston forever. As KTSU_2 News student journalist Zoria Goodley reports, new generations reflect on how the movement helped Houston grow into a multicultural city.
On March 4, 1960, several students from TSU held the first sit-in in Houston at a Weingarten’s grocery store lunch counter, which ultimately played a role in ending segregation across the city. While many Houston residents are unfamiliar with the story, those who know TSU’s history said it should be taught.
Sixty-three years later, the University continues to make strides. It has more than 100 innovative programs and centers, 10 schools and colleges, and more than 10 thousand students have enrolled in the historic Third Ward institution. “When I think about what they did, it also makes me think of the beauty of Texas Southern University.” she said, “This is an inspirational institution; this is an empowering institution. This is an institution where people persevered so that I could get an education.”Sandifer-Walker said the TSU students understood the meaning of the phrase “a more perfect union,” written in the U.S. Constitution’s preamble.
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