Greensboro sit-ins

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The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in 1960, led primarily by Black college students in North Carolina, that challenged racial segregation at lunch counters and helped galvanize the broader U.S. civil rights movement.

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instanceOf civil rights protest
event in the civil rights movement
nonviolent protest
sit-in
alsoKnownAs Greensboro Woolworth sit-ins
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins

Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
commemoratedAt former Woolworth store in downtown Greensboro
commemoratedBy International Civil Rights Center & Museum
country United States
demographicOfParticipants Black college students
some white student allies
endDate 1960-07-25
inspired Nashville sit-ins
formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
sit-in movement across the Southern United States
inspiredBy Gandhian nonviolence
Montgomery bus boycott
legacy model for later nonviolent direct action campaigns
symbol of student activism in the civil rights era
location Greensboro, North Carolina
mainVenue F. W. Woolworth store in Greensboro
mediaCoverageBy major U.S. newspapers
national television networks
method civil disobedience
nonviolent resistance
sit-in
movement American civil rights movement
notableAspect emphasized disciplined nonviolence despite harassment
helped galvanize youth participation in civil rights movement
led primarily by Black college students
opponent local segregationist authorities
segregationist business owners
opposedTo racial segregation
organizedBy Black college students
Greensboro Student Executive Committee for Justice
North Carolina A&T State University students
participant David Richmond
Ezell Blair Jr.
Franklin McCain
Joseph McNeil
relatedLegislation Civil Rights Act of 1964
result desegregation of Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro
economic pressure on segregated businesses
increased national media attention to civil rights movement
spread of sit-in tactic to other cities
slogan “We just want to be served”
startDate 1960-02-01
state North Carolina
tactic rotating groups of students occupying seats
target segregated lunch counters

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American civil rights movement hasPart Greensboro sit-ins
Greensboro sit-ins alsoKnownAs Greensboro Woolworth sit-ins
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
Greensboro sit-ins alsoKnownAs Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
Greensboro, North Carolina eventOccurredHere Greensboro sit-ins
National Museum of American History hasCollection Greensboro lunch counter
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
F. W. Woolworth store in Greensboro associatedWith Greensboro Four
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
International Civil Rights Center & Museum commemorates Greensboro Four
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
Ezell Blair Jr. notableFor Greensboro sit-ins
Ezell Blair Jr. participantIn Greensboro sit-ins
Ezell Blair Jr. memberOf Greensboro Four
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
Ezell Blair Jr. dateOfEvent 1960 Greensboro sit-ins
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Franklin McCain memberOf Greensboro Four
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Franklin McCain notableFor Greensboro sit-ins
Franklin McCain participantIn Greensboro sit-ins
Joseph McNeil memberOf Greensboro Four
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Joseph McNeil knownFor Greensboro sit-ins
Joseph McNeil participantIn Greensboro sit-ins
David Richmond notableFor Greensboro sit-ins
David Richmond memberOf Greensboro Four
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
David Richmond participatedIn Greensboro sit-ins
Atlanta Student Movement inspiredBy Greensboro sit-ins
Greensboro Commercial Historic District associatedWith Civil Rights Movement in Greensboro
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
ICRCM focusesOnEvent 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-ins
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
ICRCM focusesOnEvent Greensboro sit-ins
Ezell Blair Jr. memberOf Greensboro Four
subject linked to: Ezell
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
Ezell Blair Jr. knownFor Greensboro sit-ins
subject linked to: Ezell
Ezell Blair Jr. participantIn Greensboro sit-ins
subject linked to: Ezell
Ezell Blair Jr. notableEvent February 1, 1960 Woolworth’s sit-in
subject linked to: Ezell
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
Woolworth’s lunch counter (Greensboro) knownFor Greensboro sit-ins
subject linked to: Woolworth’s lunch counter
Franklin McCain memberOf Greensboro Four
subject linked to: Franklin
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
Franklin McCain knownFor Greensboro sit-ins
subject linked to: Franklin
Franklin McCain participantIn Greensboro sit-ins
subject linked to: Franklin
Franklin McCain notableWork 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in in Greensboro
subject linked to: Franklin
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
Jibreel Khazan memberOf Greensboro Four
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
Jibreel Khazan notableFor Greensboro sit-ins
Jibreel Khazan notableFor 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-ins
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
Jibreel Khazan participantIn Greensboro sit-ins
Jibreel Khazan participantIn 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-ins
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
Franklin McCain memberOf Greensboro Four
subject linked to: Wendell McCain
linked to: Greensboro sit-ins
Greensboro Four notableFor Greensboro sit-ins
subject linked to: Wendell McCain
Bettye Davis McCain associatedWithEvent Greensboro sit-ins