ROCK HILL, S.C. — The city of Rock Hill will officially dedicate the Freedom Walkway to The Friendship 9 on Monday.
The walkway recognizes local heroes who have fought for our freedom in the United States.
Officials will start the dedication at 4 p.m. at the Palmetto Room at Historic Old Town.
The men who became known as the Friendship 9 were arrested in 1961 after they sat at a whites-only lunch counter in Rock Hill.
They spent 30 days in jail instead of paying a $100 fine.
Last year, the nine were officially pardoned.
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