Dorothy Walk sat firmly in Cossitt Library and changed the city
As a student at LeMoyne College in 1960, Dorothy Truitt Walk, joined the sit-in at Cossitt Library and changed her life as well as the city. (The Daily Memphian file)
She was arrested numerous times for participating in sit-ins, starting in March 1960 when she and others demanded access to library books.
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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