feb 1, 1960 - Sit-in Campaign
Description:
Following the Oklahoma City sit-ins, the tactic of non-violent student sit-ins spread. The Greensboro sit-ins at a Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina, on February 1, 1960, launched a wave of anti-segregation sit-ins across the South and opened a national awareness of the depth of segregation in the nation.Added to timeline:
Date:
feb 1, 1960
Now
~ 65 years ago