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On February 1, 1960, four African American college students sat down at a lunch counter at Woolworth’s in Greensboro, North Carolina, and politely asked for service. Their request was refused.
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Ezell A. Blair, Jr. (now Jibreel Khazan), Franklin E. McCain, Joseph A. McNeil, and David L. Richmond leave the Woolworth store after the first sit-in on February 1, 1960. -
On the second day of the Greensboro sit-in, Joseph A. McNeil and Franklin E. McCain are joined by William Smith and Clarence Henderson at the Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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On July 25, 1960, the Woolworth's lunch counter was desegregated and three African American women were the first Black people served there.
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The Greensboro sit-in inspired similar demonstrations in over 100 cities in the North and South within a year.
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The Greensboro sit-in was a significant early success for the civil rights movement and a model for nonviolent resistance.
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Students at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina formed the SNCC, a civil rights organization.