( C3 ) The Significance of the Sit-ins Flashcards
Why did the sit-ins prove to be successful
the sit-ins proved to be successful as businesses suffered two fold.
1) they sold far fewer lunches as there were fewer seats available for white customers
2) they sold fewer goods in the stores because of the boycotts
who desegregated their counters and why
Woolworth’s decided to desegregate their counters after the sit-ins and the threat of them
what were the stats by the end of the 1960s
by the end of 1960s, 120 towns and cities in the south had some desegregated lunch counters due to sit-ins
what were the sit-ins that boycotts weren’t which made it more significant
the sit-ins were more visible that boycotts so everything could be seen by the public and media
why did the sit-ins generate huge publicity
the sit-ins generated huge publicity as the sight of young black students getting attacked without retaliating provoked empathy
when did president Eisenhower express his concerns and what did he say
president Eisenhower expressed his concerns on the 16th March 1960 and stated: “deeply sympathetic with the efforts of any group to enjoy the rights of equality that they are guaranteed by the constitution”
what were the sit-ins the first of
1) the sit-ins were the first truly mass protest as huge amounts of people took part in them
2) they were also the first protest that saw a huge amount of whites protesting alongside blacks
3) the sit-ins was the start of many student protests throughout the 60s
what did the sit-ins indicate
it indicated a slight change of direction in the tactics of the civil rights protestors
