The Charlotte - Mecklenburg Story

Early Settlements 1585-1662
Proprietary Colony 1663-1729
Rural Beginnings 1730-1772
Rural Rebellion 1773-1775
Revolutionary War 1776-1781
Nation: America 1782-1819
Antebellum Days 1820-1852
Rural No More 1853-1860
U.S. Civil War 1861-1865
Reconstruction 1866-1878
Industrial South 1879-1913
World War I 1914-1918
Roaring Twenties 1919-1928
Great Depression 1929-1939
Before the Storm 1940-1941
World War II 1941-1945
Modern Era Begins 1946-1959
Turbulent Times 1960-1979
Woolworth Sit-In 1960
Students Protest 1960
"King Richard" 1960
Mayor Brookshire 1961
Struggle for Equality 1961
Lake Norman 1962
MLK Jr. in Charlotte 1963
JFK Assassinated 1963
Swann Case 1965
Attack on Justice 1965
Dangerous Times 1965
MLK Jr. Assassinated 1968
Fence Down 1969
Judge’s Decision 1969
Mayor Belk 1969
City Within A City 1970
Removing Barriers 1970
Troubled Times 1971
Nixon & Graham 1971
Long Ride Home 1973
Citizens Pull Together 1974
Airport Tragedy 1974
Leading The Way 1974
Restoring Fourth Ward 1975
Arthur Smith Delivers 1975
Ford in Charlotte 1975
Case Closed 1975
Government Changes 1977
Elvis in Charlotte 1977
Changing Customs 1978
80s Charlotte 1980-1989
90s Charlotte 1990-1999

Time Period >> Turbulent Times 1960 - 1979

Historical Event >> Woolworth Sit-In February 1, 1960

Four black college students refuse to leave Woolworth's "whites only" lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, until they are served. Charlotte's Franklin McCain is one of the young men who takes part in this "sit-in." These sit-ins becomes a frequent way to protest unfair segregation laws.

Sit-in at Durham

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