The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in February to July 1960, primarily in the Woolworth store — now the International Civil Rights...
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The sit-in movement, sit-in campaign, or student sit-in movement, was a wave of sit-ins that followed the Greensboro sit-ins on February 1, 1960, led by...
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seats at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, starting the Greensboro sit-ins. These sit-ins inspired similar activity in other cities...
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It was part of a broader sit-in movement that spread across the southern United States in the wake of the Greensboro sit-ins in North Carolina. Over the...
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the Read's Drug Store sit-in did not garner the same level of attention as the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins. At another early sit-in, the "Royal Seven," a...
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court. A Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina became the setting for the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins, protesting the company's racial segregation...
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The University of Chicago sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois in 1962. The protests were called...
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building in which the Greensboro sit-ins occurred. The museum was founded by the Sit-in Movement, Inc. to commemorate the sit-ins and persons involved...
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James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro for one year where he initially met his soon-to-be partner in the Greensboro Sit-ins, Ezell Blair Jr., but moved...
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Savannah Protest Movement (redirect from Savannah sit-ins)
city were interested in replicating the Greensboro sit-ins, a nonviolent protest that had begun in Greensboro, North Carolina, the previous month. As...
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The Katz Drug Store sit-in was one of the first sit-ins during the civil rights movement, occurring between August 19 and August 21, 1958, in Oklahoma...
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rights activism. It also helped to spark future protests such as the Greensboro sit-ins and to promote coordination among African American civil rights activists...
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (category Sit-in movement)
the 1960s. Emerging in 1960 from the student-led sit-ins at segregated lunch counters in Greensboro, North Carolina, and Nashville, Tennessee, the Committee...
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tried to convince people to do a sit-in type of protest, and McNeil felt a deep need to contribute. The Greensboro sit-ins became a reality because of the...
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Ezell Blair Jr. (category People from Greensboro, North Carolina)
he had been labeled a "troublemaker" for his role in the Greensboro Sit-Ins, life in Greensboro became difficult for Khazan. In 1965, he moved to New Bedford...
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Cleveland Sellers (category University of North Carolina at Greensboro alumni)
propelled by the Greensboro sit-ins, Sellers quickly became dedicated to student-led protesting. In 1960, in response to the Greensboro sit-ins, Sellers organized...
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She supported Bennett students who took part in the lengthy sit-ins started by the Greensboro Four to achieve integration of lunch counters in downtown...
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contemporaneous Civil Rights Movement; especially the Greensboro sit-ins and Nashville sit-ins which also took place at lunch counters. Scott Yanow reviewed...
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participated in sit-ins at segregated restaurants in Nashville. These sit-ins inspired others throughout the country to initiate sit-ins to protest segregation...
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PUBLISHING CO. p. 121. Retrieved 26 March 2011. "Warmoth T. Gibbs Sr". Greensboro Sit-ins: Launch of The Civil Rights Movement website. Archived from the original...
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Clara Luper (section Oklahoma City sit-ins)
success of this sit-in would result in Luper becoming a leader of various sit-ins throughout Oklahoma City between 1958 and 1964. The Clara Luper Corridor...
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Student Movement and began to lead sit-ins starting on March 15, 1960. By the end of 1960, the process of sit-ins had spread to every southern and border...
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Douglas E. Moore (section Royal Ice Cream Sit-in)
of students in places such as Greensboro, North Carolina, Moore was able to organize additional sit-ins during the sit-in movement that spread all across...
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David Richmond (activist) (category People from Greensboro, North Carolina)
college, David and his friends participated in one of the most influential sit-ins of the Civil Rights Movement On February 1, 1960, Richmond, along with...
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Student Human Relations Project, Curry quickly became involved with the Greensboro sit-ins that attempted to integrate whites-only lunch counters. Curry worked...
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two nights Reasonable fines...$35 and up." Analogous to sit-ins in cafes and restaurants, wade-ins had first been used on St. Augustine's beaches in summer...
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Friendship Nine (category Sit-in movement)
in Greensboro, North Carolina. The movement spread across the South, reaching Rock Hill on Feb. 12, when about 100 black students staged sit-ins at various...
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Birmingham campaign began on April 3, 1963, with coordinated marches and sit-ins against racism and racial segregation in Birmingham. The nonviolent campaign...
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1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest Movement Greenville...
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Atlanta Student Movement (category Sit-in movement)
young boys that started the sit-in at the Woolworth Store in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina on February 1. This first sit-in caused emotional fortitude...
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