The Dockum Drug Store Sit-in

Join us for "The Dockum Drugstore Sit-in," presented by Prisca Barnes and made possible by Humanities Kansas.

Seeking an end to segregation, Wichita’s Black students organized and staged a sit-in in 1958 at Wichita’s Dockum Drugstore. Long denied entry into the city’s movie theaters and restaurants, students exercised their right to peacefully protest over a three-week period at the popular lunch counter. What transpired, how it ended, and the lasting impact it had on race relations in the city is the focus of this talk. More broadly, the talk will explore how these types of protests transformed the struggle for racial equity in America.

This is a hybrid event: Attend in person at Newton Public Library, 223 E. 7th, Newton, Kansas, or click here to register for the Zoom Webinar simulcast: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FsUZrpu8RDCw6F0Ei7gaJw. Prisca Barnes will be with us in person.

About Prisca:

Prisca is a passionate advocate for equity and social justice. In 2009, she founded Storytime Village, Inc., a nonprofit organization with a mission to serve low-income Kansas children and families. Prisca has published three children’s books, including "People, Pride, and Promise," the story of the Dockum Sit-in, America’s first student-led lunch counter sit-in.

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