In January, 1961, ten young African-Americans were arrested after they sat down at an all-white lunch counter at a variety store in downtown Rock Hill, South Carolina. Nine of those who were arrested chose to serve 30-day jail sentences rather than win their release by paying bail. The protesters came to be known as the "Friendship Nine" and their story has previously been told in a South Carolina ETV documentary, "Jail, No Bail". Now, children's author and Shelby, North Carolina native Kimberly Johnson has written a book about the events titled "No Fear For Freedom: The Story Of The Friendship 9". WFAE's Mark Rumsey spoke with Ms. Johnson.
More information here about the Friendship Nine and about children’s author Kimberly Johnson’s book, “No Fear For Freedom - The Story of the Friendship 9
