Greensboro Sit-ins and the Freedom Rides Flashcards
Which group started a campaign to end segregation in restaurants? When were the Greensboro Sit-ins?
The Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
1960
Why did the SNCC start this campaign?
Restaurants in the town of Greensboro such as Woolworths had seats for whites but made blacks stand
How many black students refused to leave the whites only seats?
4
Many white students were also members
Within a week after the Greensboro Sit-ins, how many students were organising sit ins at lunch times?
400
How many lunch counters had become integrated by the end of 1960?
Lunch counters in 126 states had become integrated by the end of 1960
When did students in Nashville, Tennessee organise sit-ins?
February 1960
How many students organised the sit-ins in Nashville?
500
Who was the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee?
Ben West
What happened to the students who organised the Nashville sit-ins?
They were expelled but reinstated when 400 teachers threatened to resign
They were attacked but eventually the mayor (Ben West) desegregated the town
What group started the Freedom Rides?
CORE
Congress of Racial Equality
What did CORE decide to do?
Ride on buses in the city Birmingham, Alabama in 1961
Why did they decide to ride on the buses?
The city was ignoring the integration on buses law
They faced violence
Who joined CORE on the Freedom Rides for support?
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
How many protestors were arrested for the Freedom Rides? How long did they spend in jail?
200 arrested
40 days in jail
What did the governor of Alabama do?
Nothing until our under pressure by JFK
