Greensboro lunch sit-ins (feb 1, 1960 – jul 25, 1960)
Description:
The Greensboro sit-in was a civil rights protest that started in 1960, when young African-American students staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and refused to leave after being denied service. The sit-in movement soon spread to college towns throughout the South.Added to timeline:
Date:
feb 1, 1960
jul 25, 1960
~ 5 months and 25 days