Shop-in explained

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]

Notes and References

1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SrgeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8osEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7344,3644577&dq=shop-ins&hl=en Sarasota Journal: Shop-Ins Newest Weapon In Use By Demonstrators, February 28th 1964
2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9xIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5721,3791531&dq=shop-ins&hl=en 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,, p118
4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LrAzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pTIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=7004,4370783&dq=shop-ins&hl=en Lodi News-Sentinel: Brown Rips Into Recent "Shop-Ins", March 2nd 1964