Four of the original “Greenville 8,” including Rev. Jesse Jackson, reunited at the Hughes Main Library in Greenville Sunday, to remember their sit-in at the whites-only Greenville Public Library in 1960.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson was one of the eight.
“There was a certain innocence about it. We were really fighting for dignity,” Jackson said.
Jackson, along with seven others, were arrested for sitting in the library.
Two months later, the Greenville County Library System opened its doors to all races.
“When I walk down Main Street Today and see white and blacks embracing. We at least removed the face of the barriers,” he said.
Seven of the “Greenville 8″ are still alive.
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