Saturday, July 11, 2026

Question: Which Virginia university’s students staged a 1960 sit-in at Richmond’s Woolworth’s, contributing to the “Richmond 34” arrests?

Answer: In February 1960, Virginia Union University students joined Civil Rights sit-ins protesting segregated lunch counters. After an attempt at Woolworth’s on Broad Street in Richmond, 34 were arrested at nearby Thalhimer’s, becoming known as the Richmond 34. This event advanced desegregation efforts across the South.