We Honor J. Charles Jones For His Contributions To Charlotte

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J. Charles Jones, a civil rights activist, was a key figure in the fight for racial equality in Charlotte. In the early 1960s, he helped organize some of the city’s first lunch-counter sit-ins, a pivotal act of civil disobedience aimed at ending segregation. Jones and other activists faced hostility and arrest, but their efforts brought national attention to the cause. The sit-ins were a critical step in the broader civil rights movement, contributing to the eventual desegregation of public spaces in Charlotte and across the South. Jones remains remembered for his courage and commitment to justice.