Photo of the former Childs Restaurant at 2 Massachusetts Avenue NW

ID: 4610 ~ Source: Photo by John De Ferrari
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Protests - Childs Restaurant Sit-Ins
Photo of the former Childs Restaurant at 2 Massachusetts Avenue NW
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Protests - Childs Restaurant Sit-Ins

In February 1949, the Legislative Assembly and Rally to End Segregation and Discrimination was held in Washington, DC, attracting civil rights leaders from around the country. On Saturday afternoon of the conference, a group of participants planned…