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Monochrome statues of four protestors sitting at a lunch counter. Behind them, there are two standing statues, seen to be heckling.
Diorama at National Civil Rights Museum. (Photo: Adam Jones, Ph.D./Global Photo Archive/Wikimedia Commons)

Dewey's Lunch Counter Sit-ins.

Date: 1965

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Diorama at National Civil Rights Museum. (Photo: Adam Jones, Ph.D./Global Photo Archive/Wikimedia Commons)

Dewey's is an important hangout for African-American LGBTQ+ youth in Philadelphia. Claiming that queer customers are driving away business, Dewey's refuses to serve patrons dressed in "nonconformist" clothing.

A series of pickets and protests results in Dewey's ending their policy and opening again for business.