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Climate Change Is Young Peoples Lunch Counter Moment
2015-02-06 18:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Fifty-five years ago Jibreel Khazan of the Greensboro Four sat down at the lunch counter inside the Woolworth store on Feb. 1, 1960 with three other classmates from North Carolina A&T University to highlight racial injustices in America. At that time, Jibreel and his classmates were fighting for equality, and the goal to desegregate the lunch counter across America became central in that fight. Today, while the fight for equality continues, because of climate change it is no longer just about equality,...
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