d have been preserved because the incident there served as a catalyst for desegregation in Charlottesville, a town whose businesses initially resisted the door-opening efforts of local NAACP head Floyd Johnson.</p>
<p>"Charlottesville was a closed society in May of 1963," explains Gaston. "As a consequence of the Buddy's sit-in, a lot of establishments&#8211; theaters, hotels, motels, and restaurants&#8211; telephoned Floyd Johnson and said, 'Don't sit in here; we are ceasing segregation.'"</p>
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