The "sit-ins" used as an attempt to desegregate the South. These were peaceful demonstrations; often met with violent opposition.
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Four students organized a sit in at a lunch counter in Greensboro, NC.
On February 1, four young African American men, students at North Carolina Agriculture and Technical College, go to a Woolworth in Greensboro, North Carolina, and sit down at a whites only lunch counter. They order coffee. Despite being denied service, they sit silently and politely at the lunch counter until closing time. Their action marks the start of the Greensboro sit ins, which sparks similar protests all over the South.
The "Little Rock Nine"
On Feb. 1, 1960 four black freshmen at North Carolina A&T State University, Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair, Jr., and David Richmond, took seats at the segregated lunch counter of F. W. Woolworth's in Greensboro, N.C. They were refused service and sat peacefully until the store closed. They returned the next day, along with about 25 other students, and their requests were again denied. The Greensboro Four inspired similar sit-ins across the state and by the end of February, such protests were taking place across the South. Finally in July, Woolworth's integrated all of its stores.
13,145 students attend the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It has 11,950 undergraduate students. Which is 11,314 more than the average college or university.
Greensboro
On February 1, 1960, four students from the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina sat down at the lunch counter inside the Woolworth's store in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Greensboro Four ordered coffee. Lunch conter staff refused to serve the African American men at the "whites only" counter. The four university freshmen - Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair, and David Richond - stayed until the store closed.Because the event is important in American history, the four seats and the counter from the lunch room are on display in the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.