(Video) On Saturday, the sixth-grader was one of 40 City Neighbors students who formed a picket line at the former Read's drug store at Howard and Lexington streets in Baltimore, where African-Americans were denied lunch counter service in the 1950s. Full Story »
Posted by Gin Ferrara - via Google News (Baltimore)
Though this story was factual, it was a bit one sided. It leans toward the side of the student protesters, but does not go into depth why this building is so important, and relevant today. The author tells you that this building has significant history, but many people would not deem this as a sufficient reason to keep it around. The pros and cons of bulldozing the building need to be shown more in depth and the writer should speak to other sources, including the developers who plan on making Lexington Square, and community members who are not emotionally invested into the historic site.
