We sincerely protest . . .
In 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. and his followers conducted a sit-in at the restaurant inside Rich's Department Store, a community pillar in Atlanta, and was arrested. Rich's was eventually swallowed up by Federated Stores and merged with Macy's, but the old Rich's store downtown has been preserved by the Park Service as an urban artifact. The windows that once displayed hats and dresses now feature historical displays such as this one, of telegrams sent to store management protesting King's arrest.
We sincerely protest . . .
In 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. and his followers conducted a sit-in at the restaurant inside Rich's Department Store, a community pillar in Atlanta, and was arrested. Rich's was eventually swallowed up by Federated Stores and merged with Macy's, but the old Rich's store downtown has been preserved by the Park Service as an urban artifact. The windows that once displayed hats and dresses now feature historical displays such as this one, of telegrams sent to store management protesting King's arrest.