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17h 19min, mar 24, 1962 y - Leaders help to get merchants to let Blacks work

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Student leaders from Miles College, Daniel Payne College, Booker T. Washington Business College and Birmingham-Southern College organized a Selective Buying Campaign to pressure merchants to desegregate their stores and hire black workers.

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17h 19min, mar 24, 1962 y
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~ 63 years ago