Members of the North Carolina Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, shown at the Tottle House lunch counter in Atlanta in 1960, sparked sit-ins across the South. Sometimes the students would sing, talk and “let people know why we were there,” said Charles Neblett (right foreground). At other times, the students would be locked out and protest on the sidewalk. Sometimes, Neblett said, “We’d go inside, and thugs would put out cigarettes on us,” or pour hot coffee or condiments on them. (Library of Congress)