#onthisday in 1953, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation in restaurants in Washington, D.C., was unlawful. Civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell, who led the fight, returned to the restaurant that had turned her away and ate with her friends.
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On this day in 1953, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation in restaurants in Washington, D.C., was illegal.