[Info]The students were arrested during an integration demonstration at the Northwood Theater. On Friday, February 15, Miss Morgan State and 25 students walked into the lobby to buy tickets. Denied admission and refusing to leave, they were arrested. As protests and arrests continued, the campaign grew larger. By Monday, February 19, 67 more students had given themselves up for arrest. By Monday evening, 151 more people were arrested.
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- Focus on the beautiful things in life (
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Focus on the beautiful things in life
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Two students reading in the Baltimore City Jail (February 22, 1963)
[Info]The students were arrested during an integration demonstration at the Northwood Theater. On Friday, February 15, Miss Morgan State and 25 students walked into the lobby to buy tickets. Denied admission and refusing to leave, they were arrested. As protests and arrests continued, the campaign grew larger. By Monday, February 19, 67 more students had given themselves up for arrest. By Monday evening, 151 more people were arrested.
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