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Destination Marker #20 - Katz Drug Store
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Destination Marker #20 - Katz Drug Store

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West of this site on April 19, 1958, Clara Luper led 13 African-American youths in the nation’s first lunch-counter sit-in at Katz Drugstore. After sitting quietly amid jeers and abuse, they were removed by lawmen. “Sit-ins” spread across the nation, helping bring an end to segregation.