Shop-in

Shop-ins were a form of public protest used briefly in 1964 as part of the Civil rights movement.

Demonstrators would enter a store posing as customers, pile a basket or trolley high with groceries, take them through the checkout and then refuse to pay, leaving the goods piled at the checkout.[1] The tactic was used primarily by the Congress of Racial Equality to protest against Lucky Stores hiring policies.[1][2][3] Their 1964 protest ended after a meeting between CORE members and Lucky Stores' representatives, chaired by San Francisco mayor John Shelley.[4]

The tactic was denounced by some civil rights organisations, such as the Baptist Ministers' Union.[1]

References
  1. Sarasota Journal: Shop-Ins Newest Weapon In Use By Demonstrators, February 28th 1964
  2. The Spokesman-Review: CORE goes shopping February 26th 1964
  3. Industrial Research unit, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce; Report: The Racial policies of American industry, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1972, ISBN 9780812290691, p118
  4. Lodi News-Sentinel: Brown Rips Into Recent "Shop-Ins", March 2nd 1964
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