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1960 nonviolent protests in the United States
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
Greensboro_sit-ins
American 1960s civil rights campaign
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
Sit-in_movement
Series of protests against racial segregation in Atlanta, Georgia
seats at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, starting the Greensboro sit-ins. These sit-ins inspired similar activity in other cities
Atlanta_sit-ins
Form of direct action
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
Sit-in
Nonviolent protests against racial segregation in Tennessee (1960)
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
Nashville_sit-ins
Civil rights protest in North Carolina
to be one of the first sit-ins organized primarily by high school students. The students were inspired by the Greensboro sit-ins that began earlier in
High_Point_sit-ins
Landmark in Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro Historic District. Four students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) started the Greensboro sit-ins at
International Civil Rights Center and Museum
International_Civil_Rights_Center_and_Museum
African-American civil rights activist (1941–2014)
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
Franklin_McCain
American store manager
manager at the F. W. Woolworth Company store in Greensboro, North Carolina, during the Greensboro sit-ins in 1960. Harris was born in Raleigh, North Carolina
Clarence_Harris
American civil rights protest in Rome, Georgia (1963)
movement, such as the Montgomery bus boycott and the Greensboro sit-ins. According to Tuck, the sit-ins would be the first civil rights protests held in northwest
Rome_sit-ins
1958 US civil rights protest
patrons. Though it wasn't the first sit-in, it is notable for happening before the well known 1960 Greensboro sit-ins. Twenty-year-old Ron Walters, president
Dockum_Drug_Store_sit-in
Non-violent protests at the University of Chicago in 1962
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
University_of_Chicago_sit-ins
American activist (1928–2024)
activists launched the Nashville sit-ins to challenge segregation in downtown stores. In February 1960, following the lunch sit-ins by students at the Woolworth's
James_Lawson_(activist)
Retail company
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
Woolworth
American civil rights activist (born 1941)
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
Ezell_Blair_Jr.
1960 nonviolent protests in Arlington, Virginia
The Cherrydale sit-ins were non-violent protests that took place in Cherrydale, a neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia, from June 9 to June 10,
Cherrydale_sit-ins
1990 film by Richard Pearce
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
The_Long_Walk_Home
Particular type of casual restaurant
in Greensboro, North Carolina, was the site of one of the first such sit-ins in 1960. In recognition of its significance, part of the Greensboro lunch
Lunch_counter
Chain of stores
Oklahoma City sit-ins, occurred in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1960 Greensboro sit-ins, occurred in Greensboro, North Carolina 1960 Nashville sit-ins, occurred
Read's_Drug_Store
Protest against racial segregation in Oklahoma City
included the Greensboro sit-ins and the Nashville sit-ins. These sit-ins are regarded as some of the most influential and impactful sit-ins of the Civil
Katz_Drug_Store_sit-in
City in North Carolina, United States
Woolworth's sit-ins), the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts, the Weatherspoon Art Museum, the Greensboro Symphony, and the Greensboro Ballet. Annual
Greensboro,_North_Carolina
President of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University from 1955 to 1960
Carolina A&T (In response to Greensboro city leaders requesting he keep students on campus during the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins) On February 1, 1960, one of
Warmoth_T._Gibbs
United States Air Force general (1942–2025)
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
Joseph_McNeil
1965 murder in New York City, U.S.
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Assassination_of_Malcolm_X
1957 American protest against segregation
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
Royal_Ice_Cream_sit-in
American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
W._E._B._Du_Bois
American musical group
prompted them to create the Freedom Singers. On February 1, 1960, in the Greensboro sit-ins, four African-American college students protested segregation and
The_Freedom_Singers
American civil rights activist (1925–1965)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Malcolm_X
African American religious leader (1897–1975)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Elijah_Muhammad
footage February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four (2003), documents the 1960 Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins and the four college students involved
Civil rights movement in popular culture
Civil_rights_movement_in_popular_culture
American civil rights activist (born 1954)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Ruby_Bridges
American lynching victim (1941–1955)
festering discontent and an awareness of earlier isolated protests that the sit-ins of the 1960s were born." After seeing pictures of Till's mutilated body
Emmett_Till
American singer and actor (1927–2023)
Kennedy brothers had worked to bail King out of jail in Atlanta after a sit-in, engaging with a Georgia judge. Joining the Hollywood for Kennedy committee
Harry_Belafonte
American politician and activist (born 1941)
the building and camped outside the president's office. After weeks of sit-ins, Beadle and the university formed a commission to investigate discrimination
Bernie_Sanders
American civil rights activist (1933–2020)
Student Human Relations Project, Curry quickly became involved with the Greensboro sit-ins that attempted to integrate whites-only lunch counters. Curry worked
Constance_Curry
Civil rights activist
lunch counter sit-ins. Patricia and other students affiliated with CORE, following the February 1, 1960 Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins, sat down at the
Patricia_Stephens_Due
American minister and civil rights activist (1929–1968)
19 sit-ins and following unrest, a 30-day truce was declared in Atlanta for desegregation negotiations. However, negotiations failed and sit-ins and
Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
Monument in Greensboro, North Carolina United States
known as the "A & T Four” for their role in launching the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins, which started on February 1, 1960. The 15-foot bronze and
February_One
President of the United States from 1963 to 1969
division in the ranks that could then be exploited. Johnson's strategy was to sit out the primaries and to rely on his legislative record as Senate Majority
Lyndon_B._Johnson
Historic district in North Carolina, United States
Building (1920). The Woolworth's store is notable as the site of the Greensboro sit-ins of 1960. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Downtown Greensboro Historic District
Downtown_Greensboro_Historic_District
US Supreme Court justice from 1967 to 1991
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Thurgood_Marshall
US sporting goods retailer
Foot Locker Cross Country Dick's Sporting Goods Open Civil rights Greensboro sit-ins Ezell Blair Jr. Franklin McCain Joseph McNeil David Richmond International
Eastbay
1968 murder in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
December 23, 2006. Allan M. Jalon (March 8, 2006). "A break-in to end all break-ins". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
American civil rights activist (born 1933)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
James_Meredith
Landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision
nominally accepting Brown, but tacitly resisting it. On May 18, 1954, the Greensboro, North Carolina school board declared that it would abide by the Brown
Brown_v._Board_of_Education
American activist (1942–1967)
Atlanta Student Movement after being inspired by the Greensboro North Carolina lunch counter sit-in, which prevented blacks from eating at the same lunch
Ruby_Doris_Smith-Robinson
1961 studio album by Dave Brubeck
contemporaneous Civil Rights Movement; especially the Greensboro sit-ins and Nashville sit-ins which also took place at lunch counters. Scott Yanow of
Brubeck_à_la_mode
Site of protest event in Florida, US
maint: url-status (link) Niebuhr, Casey (February 27, 2021). "From Sit-Ins to Swim-Ins". The Flagler College Gargoyle. Retrieved 2026-02-12. Colburn, D
Monson_Motor_Lodge
American civil rights activist
the chairman of the Nashville Student Movement; organizing the Nashville sit-ins, the first successful civil rights campaign to integrate lunch counters;
Diane_Nash
American abolitionist (1818–1895)
Buffum were thrown off an Eastern Railroad train because Douglass refused to sit in the segregated railroad coach. In 1843, Douglass joined other speakers
Frederick_Douglass
Civil rights campaign in Georgia, US
city were interested in replicating the Greensboro sit-ins, a nonviolent protest that had begun in Greensboro, North Carolina, the previous month. As
Savannah_Protest_Movement
1963 civil rights march by schoolchildren in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Dr. King arrived to organize nonviolent protests such as marches and sit-ins. The goal was to get a reaction from the racist officials that would not
Children's_Crusade_(1963)
Calendar year
– Greensboro sit-ins: In Greensboro, North Carolina, four black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University begin a sit-in
1960
South African singer and activist (1932–2008)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Miriam_Makeba
American civil rights organization
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
NAACP
American minister, activist and politician (1941–2026)
transferred to North Carolina A&T, a historically black university in Greensboro, North Carolina. Accounts of the reasons for the transfer differed, though
Jesse_Jackson
1963 civil rights movement demonstration
march in December 1961. They envisioned two days of protest, including sit-ins and lobbying followed by a mass rally at the Lincoln Memorial. They wanted
March_on_Washington
American journalist and activist
Equality (CORE). Through CORE, she began participating in protests and sit-ins, which included receiving training on "what to do when they try to kill
Margaret_Burr_Leonard
Anti-segregation protest in Greenville, South Carolina, USA
High School would organize sit-ins at segregated lunch counters in the downtown area, inspired by the Greensboro sit-ins. By March 1960, Jesse Jackson
New_Year's_Day_March
American civil rights activist (1941–1990)
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
David_Richmond_(activist)
1963 terrorist attack in Birmingham, Alabama
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
16th Street Baptist Church bombing
16th_Street_Baptist_Church_bombing
American civic and political leader (1882–1961)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
John_Wesley_Dobbs
Trinbagonian-American activist (1941–1998)
315–317. ISBN 978-0-674-04414-2. Greenberg, Cheryl Lynn, "SNCC: Born of the Sit-Ins, Dedicated to Action-Remembrances of Mary Elizabeth King", Veterans of
Stokely_Carmichael
American pastor and politician (1908–1972)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Adam_Clayton_Powell_Jr.
Civil Rights era activist
Line had closed. After observing the success of the Greensboro sit-ins, Ivory organized a similar sit-in with students from Friendship Junior College. He
Cecil_Ivory
African-American civil rights activist (1939–2026)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Claudette_Colvin
1963 speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
I_Have_a_Dream
American civil rights activist (born 1937)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Mary_Louise_Smith_(activist)
American civil rights activist (1938–2018)
the Southern way of life. In March 1960, not long after the first Greensboro sit-ins organized by students in North Carolina, McDew helped to lead a major
Charles_McDew
American dentist and activist
involved in civil rights by participating in marches and lunch counter sit-ins. He began his dental practice in St. Augustine becoming the first African-American
Robert_Hayling
U.S. state
that state was and still is among the poorest in the country. The Greensboro sit-ins in 1960 played a crucial role in the Civil Rights Movement to bring
North_Carolina
American pastor (born 1934)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Joseph_Ellwanger
2014 film by Ava DuVernay
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Selma_(film)
American civil rights activist (1925–1963)
also encouraged Dr. Gilbert Mason Sr. in his organizing of the Biloxi wade-ins from 1959 to 1963, protests against segregation of the city's public beaches
Medgar_Evers
1964 murders of activists in Mississippi, US
continue to happen. ... Your work is just beginning. If you go back home and sit down and take what these white men in Mississippi are doing to us. ... if
Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner
Murders_of_Chaney,_Goodman,_and_Schwerner
Protests in Mississippi between 1959 and 1963
The Biloxi wade-ins were three protests that were conducted by local African Americans on the beaches of Biloxi, Mississippi between 1959 and 1963, during
Biloxi_wade-ins
Anti-establishment cultural phenomenon
and LSD use, sex and wild psychedelic parties. Examples include The Love-ins, Psych-Out, The Trip, and Wild in the Streets. The musical play Hair, adapted
Counterculture_of_the_1960s
Historically black university in Greensboro, North Carolina, US
Carolina A&T (In response to Greensboro city leaders requesting he keep students on campus during the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins) In 1964, John A. Steinhauer
North Carolina A&T State University
North_Carolina_A&T_State_University
religious issue. During 1960, the state would be affected by the Greensboro sit-ins. Dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party on civil rights, as well
1960 United States presidential election in North Carolina
1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina
American activist
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Robert_Graetz
American Baptist minister (1930–1969)
Martin and 70 others, while participating in an October 1960 lunch-counter sit-in in Atlanta. In 1963, King became a leader of the Birmingham campaign,
Alfred_Daniel_King
2016 film by Jeff Nichols
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Loving_(2016_film)
American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic (1932–2017)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Dick_Gregory
American civil rights activist and murder victim (1939–1964)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Michael_Schwerner
American educator and activist (born 1944)
inspired by the 1960 sit-ins in the South and soon dedicated himself to student-led protesting. In 1960, two weeks after the Greensboro sit-ins and while still
Cleveland_Sellers
American musician and social activist (1919–2014)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Pete_Seeger
American academic and activist (born 1936)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Preston_King_(academic)
American writer, journalist and historian (1934–2007)
Halberstam was the only journalist in Nashville who would cover the Nashville sit-ins, organized by the Nashville Student Movement which Halberstam focused on
David_Halberstam
1965 speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
How_Long,_Not_Long
American civil rights activist (1917–1977)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Fannie_Lou_Hamer
Final speech by Martin Luther King Jr., 1968
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
I've_Been_to_the_Mountaintop
Gospel song
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
This_Little_Light_of_Mine
African-American students enrolled at a previously segregated high school
black students the option of attending Hall. This new Blossom Plan did not sit well with the NAACP and, after failed negotiations with the school board
Little_Rock_Nine
1960s civil rights movement strategist (1936–2008)
Nashville Student Movement, which conducted the 1960 Nashville Lunch-Counter Sit-Ins, the 1961 Open Theater Movement, and recruited students to continue the
James_Bevel
During the Civil Rights Movement, the Greensboro sit-ins led by African American students, lead to Greensboro businesses desegregating their lunch counters
History_of_North_Carolina
1954–1968 U.S. social movement
disobedience including the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955–1956, "sit-ins" in Greensboro and Nashville in 1960, the Birmingham campaign and its Children's
Civil_rights_movement
American civil rights activist (1893–1955)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Walter_White_(activist)
American photojournalist (1932–2010)
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Bill_Hudson_(photographer)
1969 murder in Chicago, U.S.
Case Biloxi wade-ins 1960–1963 New Year's Day March Sit-in movement Greensboro sit-ins Nashville sit-ins Sibley Commission Atlanta sit-ins Savannah Protest
Assassination_of_Fred_Hampton
1950s American protest against racial segregation
white people could be created; it was illegal for white and black people to sit next to each other. When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white
Montgomery_bus_boycott
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