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Greensboro Sit-Ins (feb 1, 1960 – jul 25, 1960)

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These sit-ins started when four black students went to a segregated diner in Greensboro, North Carolina. The diner refused them service and the students refused to leave. This sit-in led to other civil rights protestors to do the same in diners across the South.

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feb 1, 1960
jul 25, 1960
~ 5 months and 25 days