22 feb 1960 anni - Greensboro sit-in (Feb 1960)

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4 AA college freshmen set up "sit-in" (Feb 1 1960) in Greensboro, NCaro, w/out detailed plan or institutional support, demanded service at whites-only Woolworth's; 85 students join next day, 1k by end of week; Led to wave of wade-ins, lie-ins, pray-ins → compel equal treatment in restaurant, transportation, employment, housing, voter registration