Rome sit-ins
| Rome sit-ins | |||
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| Part of the sit-in movement in the civil rights movement | |||
| Date | March 28, 1963 | ||
| Location | Rome, Georgia, United States 34°15′19″N 85°10′16″W / 34.25528°N 85.17111°W | ||
| Caused by | |||
| Goals | Desegregation of racially segregated facilities | ||
| Methods | Sit-ins | ||
| Resulted in | Public facilities desegregated by the end of the year | ||
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| Casualties | |||
| Arrested | 62 | ||
The Rome sit-ins were held on March 28, 1963, in Rome, Georgia, United States, to protest racial segregation in the city. The protest involved over 100 African American students from a local high school, who targeted several businesses in downtown Rome that discriminated against black people. 62 of the protestors were arrested, with many convicted of violating city ordinances. According to historian Stephen Tuck, by the end of the year, public facilities in the city were desegregated, thanks to the protest and the influence of the local chapter of the Georgia Council on Human Relations. Private facilities would be desegregated the following year after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.