Judge Clears 'Friendship Nine' of Civil Rights-Era ConvictionsA judge exonerated the famed civil rights protesters 54 years after they were arrested for sitting at a whites-only lunch counter.Judge Clears ‘Friendship Nine’ of Civil Rights-Era Convictions02:19Get more newsLiveonNBC News NowPrintJan. 28, 2015, 11:52 PM UTC / Updated Jan. 28, 2015, 9:50 PM UTC