Shop-in

Shop-ins were a form of public protest used briefly in 1964 as part of the Civil rights movement.

Demonstrators would enter a store posing as customers, pile a basket or trolley high with groceries, take them through the checkout and then refuse to pay, leaving the goods piled at the checkout.^[1] The tactic was used primarily by the Congress of Racial Equality to protest against Lucky Stores hiring policies.^[1][2][3] Their 1964 protest ended after a meeting between CORE members and Lucky Stores' representatives, chaired by San Francisco mayor John Shelley.^[4]

The tactic was denounced by some civil rights organisations, such as the Baptist Ministers' Union.^[1]