While many Raleighites know and love the Village District shopping center, they are likely unaware that one of the most pivotal peaceful protests in the Civil Rights movement occurred right on the 400 block of Woodburn Avenue – at what was formerly known as Woolworth’s.
Source: WRAL News
'Destined to fail:' Students arrested during sit-ins in former Cameron Village honored with Civil Rights marker
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