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February 1, 1960

Greensboro Sit-Ins

Four African American college students staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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February 1, 1960

Greensboro Sit-Ins Begin

Four Black college students sat down at a whites-only lunch counter at Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina, launching a wave of sit-in protests.

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