'Friendship Nine' Civil Rights Activist Passes Away At Age 86
5 days ago · Thomas Gaither, the organizing member of the “Friendship Nine,” passed away on Dec. 23 in Pennsylvania at age 86. Gaither’s son, Kenn Gaither, confirmed the news with the Herald Online.
Thomas Gaither, SC Friendship Nine civil rights hero, dies
4 days ago · The Friendship Nine sat down at the McCrory's lunch counter on Jan. 31, 1961. The sit-in followed months of marches by civil rights protesters downtown in Rock Hill, about 25 miles south of Charlotte.
Thomas Gaither, member of Rock Hill's Friendship Nine, dies
Dec 24, 2024 · Gaither, a member of the Friendship Nine, died Dec. 23 in Pennsylvania, according to news reports, where he spent many years after his arrest at the Whites-only lunch counter of a Rock Hill diner ...
‘He was our Moses.’ Thomas Gaither, SC Friendship Nine civil …
5 hours ago · The Catoosa County News ‘He was our Moses.’ Thomas Gaither, SC Friendship Nine civil rights hero, dies 2025-01-01 - By Andrew Dys Thomas Gaither, one of the Black young men in the “Friendship Nine” who went to jail in Rock Hill in 1961 in protest of racial segregation, died in Pennsylvania, his son Kenn Gaither said.
Member of Rock Hill’s Friendship 9 passes away - Yahoo
Dec 23, 2024 · We’re remembering one of the brave young Black men who became known as the Friendship 9 in Rock Hill. Thomas Gaither passed away Monday in Pennsylvania. In 1961, he and eight others protested...
Friendship Nine - Wikipedia
The Friendship Nine, or Rock Hill Nine, [1] was a group of African-American men who went to jail after staging a sit-in at a segregated McCrory's lunch counter in Rock Hill, South Carolina in 1961.
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Welcome to the Friendship 9! The Civil Rights Movement won a lot of victories. Many of the icons on Chris movement will never be forgotten. However, we must also make sure that the work of other activists will be remembered too.
Friendship 9: Famed South Carolina civil rights protesters ... - CBS News
Jan 28, 2015 · Fifty-four-years ago, the eight college students and one civil rights organizer were convicted of trespassing and protesting at McCrory variety store in Rock Hill. The men's refusal to pay bail...
Our Story - Friendship 9
The ten students that marched to McCrory’s, now called the Friendship 9, decided to refuse to pay bail – the first students to ever do this. Sitting down at the lunch counter that wintry Tuesday, the boys knew that they would be handcuffed, hauled out of the store and taken to jail.
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He led the Friendship group of Congress of Racial Equality students that turned into the Friendship Nine, and with guidance from CORE organizer Thomas Gaither, captained the idea of “Jail, No Bail” that culminated in the Jan. 31, 1961, protest.