Greensboro Sitting Segregation Sit In

  • Non-violent Protest

    Non-violent Protest

    Blacks went 5 months without having a violent protest.
  • Day Of Origin

    Day Of Origin

    It all started when 4 men sat down at a all whites lunch counter and requested lunch when there request was denied.
  • The reason for the sit-in

    The reason for the sit-in

    Instead of having the students arrested for trespassing, the manager closed the lunch counter, intending to leave them stranded at closing time.
  • Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement

    Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement

    When the sit-in took place they made a monument out for people to look at
  • News Highlight

    News Highlight

    The 4 men got a article in the newspaper.The sit in had went viral.
  • The ending of the greensboro sit in

    The ending of the greensboro sit in

    The end was a wonderful moment for some people.
  • Rememberance of the Sit-in

    Rememberance of the Sit-in

    30 years later they put another news highlight in the newspaper