Proposed text for "Royal Ice Cream Sit-in" marker

Advocates of a historical marker commemorating the 1957 Royal Ice Cream Parlor sit-in have released proposed text for the marker. They're seeking feedback at teh addresses listed below.

"1957 Sit-In at the Royal Ice Cream Parlor. Seven citizens challenged the traditions and the laws of racial segregation by moving from the 'colored' section to the 'white' section of a restaurant at this site on June 23, 1957. Police arrested the citizens. The Recorders Court and Superior Court found them guilty of trespass. The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld the conviction and United States Supreme Court denied additional appeals. Nevertheless, the Royal Ice Cream Sit-In, along with earlier acts of civil disobedience, subsequent demonstrations, and the passage of federal civil rights laws, helped to create a reformed legal and social respect for diversity and inclusion in North Carolina and in the United States."

Comments on the proposed text can be sent to R. Kelly Bryant (rkbryantjr AT aol DOT com) or Eddie Davis III (edavis3 AT aol DOT com).