Sit-Ins at Greensboro N.C on Civil Rights Digital Library's Webpage , 2011

Civil Rights Digital Library

2011

2010-2019

A printed webpage from the Civil Rights Digital Library with background information on the Sit-in protest at Greensboro, North Carolina. The background given by the Digital Library says that in 1960, four North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College students initiated a sit-in protest at a segregated lunch counter in a Woolworth's store in Greensboro, North Carolina. Despite being denied service, the students remained seated at the "whites-only" counter. Their peaceful defiance sparked a movement, leading to more students joining the sit-in. Within days, the movement spread to over thirty cities across seven states, becoming a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights movement as it inspired similar protests nationwide. 1 page.

African American student movements
African American universities and colleges
Protest movements
African Americans--Civil rights

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Atlanta Student Movement Collection

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:013

Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Georgia--Atlanta

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.013:0101

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