30
/
AIzaSyAYiBZKx7MnpbEhh9jyipgxe19OcubqV5w
June 15, 2024
8723937
826756
5191a53ca7877084a6b4b8a59a4e2e69
2

jan 17, 1960 - Greensboro sit-ins

Description:

The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests against racial segregation that began in 1960, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Four African American college students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr. (now Jibreel Khazan), and David Richmond, initiated the sit-ins at a Woolworth's department store lunch counter.

Added to timeline:

Date:

jan 17, 1960
Now
~ 64 years ago