Sorry. Thought you were going for the Civil Rights angle.

Woolworth’s was what used to be called a five and 10 cent store, or five and dime, meaning mostly everything cost a nickel or a dime. That’s when they were in their hayday back in the 30’s. By the ’60’s, the merchandise cost a lot more than that and they sold about the same stuff Wal-Mart sells. No groceries but candy and snacks. They had a fabric aisle, crafts, kitchen stuff, household goods, holiday stuff, stationery, books and magazines, records, low price gift items. They also had lunch counters and booths. My friends and I would go get a coke after school and sit in those booths with windows on the street for hours watching the people go by. Don’t know if this is what you had in mind but these are my memories of the place. It wasn’t in Birmingham. It was in Colorado but I know they had a lot of Woolworth stores in Birmingham because of the sit-ins. Don’t know about Newberry’s.