Greensboro Sit Ins Flashcards
When did the Greensboro sit ins start
February 1st 1960
Who coordinated the Greensboro sit ins
Student non violent coordinating committee and was made up of young people
What sparked the Greensboro sit ins
4 African American students sat at the Woolworths lunch counter and were denied service and asked to leave for sitting in white reserved seats so they stayed till it closed
How many people participated
30 locations and 7 states by the end of the month 50,000 student participated by the end of April
What strategy was used in the Greensboro protest
Non violence/ Ghandi strategy
What was the effect of the sit ins
Caused economic hardship and forced local officials and business owners to desegregate facilities after local sit ins occurred
When were these facilities desegregated
July 1969
