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'Sit - in's are when black people sat in cafes waiting to be served but never were. They ended up 'sitting - in' most of the day, even when the cafe/bar owner tried to kick them out, they stayed exactly where they were. This happened in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Where were sit ins and freedom riders advocated?

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When did Nashville sit-ins happen?

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