week 6 activity: Greensboro Sit-ins

By zoeprobert

  • Woolworth's Sit-in

    Four black students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College planned to sit at the counter at Woolworth's and ask to be served. They also got a news reporter to accompany them. When they were denied service, they refused to leave until the store closed that night.

  • More Woolworth's Sit-ins

    The next day, more than 20 black students joined the sit-in. On the third day, there were 60. The number of people sitting in continued to increase, yet none of them were served.

  • The beginning of more sit-ins

    This movement spread to other cities in North Carolina as well as Nashville, Atlanta, and Richmond.

  • Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

    The SNCC was formed as a result of the Greensboro Sit-ins. It quickly became one of the most important organizations involved in the Civil Rights Movement.

  • First day serving blacks at Woolworth's

    The Woolworth's manager asked 4 black employees to change out of their uniforms. These employees then ordered a meal at the counter, becoming the first black people to eat at Woolworth's.

  • Greensboro lunch counter desegregation

    After Woolworth's started serving black customers, most lunch counters started doing the same within the next few weeks.