feb 1, 1960 - Greensboro Sit-Ins

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The historic Greensboro Four protest began in Greensboro on Feb. 1, 1960, when four Black college students from North Carolina A&T University, Ezell Blair Jr., Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David Richmond, sat at a "Whites only" lunch counter in a Woolworth's store.

Their demonstration touched off similar sit-ins in nine states, which eventually led to legislation that ended segregation in restaurants, theaters and concert halls and led to a broader call for equality in housing, health care and education. The students who conducted the protest were dubbed the Greensboro Four.

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