After Desegregating the F.W. Woolworth's Lunch Counter, Tampa

Creator

• Unknown

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Creation Date

1960

Time Period

circa 1960

Abstract

Pictured is one of the first African Americans to be able to legally sit at F.W. Woolworth's lunch counter after the historic student sit-in on 02/29/1960, which included 40 students from George S. Middleton and Howard Blake High Schools and was led by Clarence Ford, President of the N.A.A.C.P Youth Council, and Reverend A. Leon Lowry N.A.A.C.P State president. By September 1960, Tampa's lunch counters were integrated without the violence that much of the desegregation efforts in other parts of the country have experienced.

Alt Text

Two men sitting side-by-side at Woolworth's lunch counter during the 1960's. They are focused on reading a newspaper while other patrons and staff are visible in the background of the diner-style setting.

Keywords

African American communities, African Americans, Civil rights, Restaurants, Civil rights demonstrations

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Subject: geographic

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Florida Photograph Collection

Box

10

Folder

22

Digital Date

2026

Media Type

Black-and-white photographs

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "After Desegregating the F.W. Woolworth's Lunch Counter, Tampa" (1960). Florida Photograph Collection. Image 148.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/florida_photograph/148