On February 1st, 1960 four A&T freshmen students, Ezell Blair, Jr. (Jibreel Khazan), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil & David Richmond walked downtown and “sat - in” at the whites–only lunch counter at Woolworth’s in Greensboro, North Carolina. The young men were denied service, but they refused to leave, and stayed in the store until it closed. Their actions inspired others to perform “sit-ins” and the movement spread all throughout the United States.
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The First Sit In Protest - February 1st, 1960
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On February 1st, 1960 four A&T freshmen students, Ezell Blair, Jr. (Jibreel Khazan), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil & David Richmond walked downtown and “sat - in” at the whites–only lunch counter at Woolworth’s in Greensboro, North Carolina. The young men were denied service, but they refused to leave, and stayed in the store until it closed. Their actions inspired others to perform “sit-ins” and the movement spread all throughout the United States.
On February 1st, 1960 four A&T freshmen students, Ezell Blair, Jr. (Jibreel Khazan), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil & David Richmond walked downtown and “sat - in” at the whites–only lunch counter at Woolworth’s in Greensboro, North Carolina. The young men were denied service, but they refused to leave, and stayed in the store until it closed. Their actions inspired others to perform “sit-ins” and the movement spread all throughout the United States.
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