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On February 27 or February 29, 1960, the Tampa, Florida, Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in began.
The plaque says the date was February 29. Wikipedia it was February 27. You tell me.
A moment in Florida's civil rights history -- Tampa Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, this week 1960:
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Wikipedia says the Tampa sit-in started on February 27, 1960.
Sit-in_movement, beginning with Greensboro sit-ins
Thu Feb 29, 2024: On this day, February 29, 1960, the Tampa Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in began.
Tue Feb 28, 2023: On February 29, 1960, the Tampa Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in began.