In early May, Emily Waite stood in the center of the cavernous first floor of a concrete bunker of a building. She gestured widely across the expanse of the empty hall toward the barren southern wall.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Woolworth building was built in 1950 in Bakersfield. (Courtesy Sherod Waite) The Woolworth's lunch counter was once a nucleus ...

*Despite earlier reports of its removal, the historic Woolworth’s lunch counter exhibit remains proudly on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), also known ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- You’ve seen his photo over the years, the man behind the counter of the historic Woolworth’s Lunch Counter Sit-In movement. The background of the photo shows a busboy and his name ...