Greensboro+Sit-In

Greensboro Sit-In campaign 1960 4 African American Students sat down at Woolworth’s on February 1, 1960 and asked politely to be served, they were refused and asked to leave they sat their for an hour until the store closed. This was the start of the Greensboro Sit-in Campaign. Church members, students and community members joined the six month long protest. The following day the original 4 were joined by a dozen or more protesters looking for a peaceful way to stand up for themselves [|1]. The media was intrigued by these peaceful protests and Marvin Sykes wrote the first story on this campaign, Jo Spivey covered most of the protest. The segregation at F.W. Woolworth’s counter ended on July 25, 1960. This sit in lead to more than 30 other peaceful sit ins, in 7 states. By the end of April beginning of June over 50,000 students had participated in a sit in. Woolworth’s is now marked by a plaque of the original four protesters. [|2]
 * First day of the sit in. Protesters from left to right: Ezell A. Blair, Jr. (now Jibreel Khazan), Franklin E. McCain, Joseph A. McNeil, and David L. Richmond **
 * On the second day of the sit in, the original members were joined by William Smith and Clarence Henderson. ** To hear an interview with Jibreel Khazan about the night they started the sit in, click [|Curly Harris refuses the four service]