The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in February to July 1960, primarily in the Woolworth store — now the International Civil Rights Center and Museum — in Greensboro, North Carolina, [1] which led to the F. W. Woolworth Company department store chain removing its policy of racial segregation in the Southern United ...

Feb 4, 2010 · The Greensboro Sit-in was a major civil rights protest that started in 1960, when young Black students staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina...

The Greensboro sit-in was an act of nonviolent protest against a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, that began on February 1, 1960. Its success led to a wider sit-in movement, organized by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, …

On February 1, 1960, four black students of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University sat at a white-only lunch counter inside a Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth's store. The Greensboro sit-in catalyzed a wave of nonviolent protest against private-sector segregation in the United States.

Aug 31, 2016 · The Greensboro Sit-Ins were non-violent protests in Greensboro, North Carolina, which lasted from February 1, 1960 to July 25, 1960. The protests led to the Woolworth Department Store chain ending its policy of racial segregation …

Jul 28, 2020 · On February 1, 1960, four Black college freshmen, Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr. and David Richmond, sat down at a "whites-only" Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C. and...

sit-in movement, nonviolent movement of the U.S. civil rights era that began in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960. The sit-in, an act of civil disobedience, was a tactic that aroused sympathy for the demonstrators among moderates and uninvolved individuals.

1 day ago · Standing Up by Sitting Down: The impact of the Greensboro Sit-Ins 65 years later. The North Carolina A&T Four's legacy shaped America's civil rights movement and American Black history.

In the case of the Greensboro sit-ins, public opinion was a battleground, with both supporters and detractors seeking to sway the broader populace to their respective viewpoints. What was the outcome and impact of the protest?

Feb 16, 2022 · Read the powerful story of the Greensboro Four and the iconic sit-ins at Woolworth as History Factory delves into their impact on the civil rights movement.