Where did the sit-ins begin?

Where did the sit-ins begin?

• A. Nashville, Tennessee
• B. Greensboro, North Carolina
• C. Atlanta, Georgia
• D. Chicago, Illinois

Answer: (B)

Greensboro, North Carolina, is where the sit-in movement began. On February 1, 1960, four students from North Carolina A&T State University sat at the Woolworth’s lunch counter and asked to be served, challenging the segregation that kept the counter whites-only. They were refused but stayed seated, and others joined them in the days that followed. The bold, nonviolent act drew national attention and sparked a wave of similar sit-ins across the South, making Greensboro the origin point of this protest strategy. The other cities later became important sites of civil rights actions, but they did not start the sit-ins.

Greensboro, North Carolina, is where the sit-in movement began. On February 1, 1960, four students from North Carolina A&T State University sat at the Woolworth’s lunch counter and asked to be served, challenging the segregation that kept the counter whites-only. They were refused but stayed seated, and others joined them in the days that followed. The bold, nonviolent act drew national attention and sparked a wave of similar sit-ins across the South, making Greensboro the origin point of this protest strategy. The other cities later became important sites of civil rights actions, but they did not start the sit-ins.