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1st Day of the Sit-in
African American college students Azell A. Blair, Franklin E. McCain, Joseph A. McNeil, and David L. Richmond sat at the counter at Woolworths and asked for a coffee. They were refused service and were asked to leave because they were black, but they stayed in their seats. They were inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s way of non violent protest. -
2nd Day of the Sit-in
On the second day of the sit-in the students came back, this time with 15 more people.
They preformed these sit-ins by having a certain amount of people sit at the counter and not order anything, then after a certain amount of time they would trade places with someone else so other people had a chance show their opposition for segregation. -
3rd Day of the Sit-in
On the third day 60 more people came to support the college students.
The protesters were attacked violently even if they protested non violently. People who disagreed punched, kicked, and hurt them physically as much as possible while others threw salt, pepper, and ketchup onto the protesters. -
Overall Affect of the Sit-in
Eventually there was 300 people that showed up at Woolworth to protest against segregation.
This story hit national news and inspired people across the nation to preform sit-ins in other segregated or racially unfair places. -
Sources
"Greensboro Sit-ins." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2015. "Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement -- Images of a Peoples' Movement."Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement -- Images of a Peoples' Movement. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2015. "The Woolworth Sit-In That Launched a Movement." NPR. NPR, n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2015. "Woolworth's Lunch Counter - Separate Is Not Equal." Woolworth's Lunch Counter - Separate Is Not Equal. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2015. -
My Reaction
I thought this project was interesting because it focused on a certain even that happened and not inequality as a whole. It was cool being able to see pictures of what actually happened in this time even if it was long ago. I also thought that it was brave of the students to preform a protest like that, and that they got so many other people to help out.
