Serena Foko Civil Rights Movement timeline

  • End of the Sit-in

    Because of this Protest, dining establishments, such as Greensboro were being integrated to allow both blacks and whites equal service. The actions of 4 local college boys gained the nation's attention and success for the civil rights movement and racial integration.
  • Greensboro Four beginning

    4 African African-American college students decided to do a sit-in Movement. They sit at a white-only lunch counter. They are denied service and the police are called on them. However, they remain polite and calm as this is a non-violent protest.
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    Greensboro 4 protest continued

    The four came back with more protestors. They were sitting in and outside of the restaurant. Each day, more people came to protest the unfairness of racial segregation in public places. While they could be not served or the police would be called on them, they remained non-violent
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    Result of the Sit-in

    These Sit-ins were beneficial for the civil rights movement. The Greensboro sit-in resulted in many sit-ins all over the nation. The nation witnessed the sit-in all over the nation because of the efforts of 4 college students.