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The students a t Woolworth lunch counter sit in 1960 were they served lunch?
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No, they weren't and they knew that they wouldn't be served when they sat down. Instead they were hit, yelled at, milk shakes dumped on their heads, and insulted. To sit there in silence and to take what the people did to them shows their character and bravery.
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What was the day of the sit in at Woolworth's lunch counter Tampa FL in 1960?
The sit-in happened on February 29, 1960.
What response did the first sit-in of the civil rights movement at a woolworth's lunch counter in 1960 provoke throughout the south?
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Where did four students organized a sit-in at a lunch counter during the civil rights movement?
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.
What year was the first lunch-counter sit-in with martin Luther king jr?
On February 1, 1960, inside the Woolworth's store in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Where did a group of black students try to get service and by so doing help prompt a coalition of groups who engaged in nonviolent protests?
At an all-white lunch counter Answer this question…
What group of black students battled against segregation?
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was a prominent group of black students who fought against segregation during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. They used nonviolent direct action tactics to challenge segregation and discrimination in the South.
Four students organized a sit-in at a lunch counter in?
Four students organized a sit in at a lunch counter in Greensboro, NC.
What was the day of the sit in at Woolworth's lunch counter Tampa FL in 1960?
The sit-in happened on February 29, 1960.
What response did the first sit-in of the civil rights movement at a Woolworth's lunch counter 1960 provoke throughout the South?
why did you put the question in here
What response did the first sit-in of the civil rights movement at a woolworth's lunch counter in 1960 provoke throughout the south?
why did you put the question in here
How were students and other young people given a voice in the civil rights movement?
Young people were instrumental in many big civil rights protests. InFebruary 1960, 4 black college students sat down at a Woolworth's lunch counter in NC & asked to be served. They were refused service & a sit-in began which spread across the US - See more at: http://www.chacha.com/question/how-were-students-and-other-young-people-given-a-voice-in-the-civil-rights-movement#sthash.ET14Oi9d.dpuf
Where did four students organized a sit-in at a lunch counter during the civil rights movement?
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.
What year was the first lunch-counter sit-in with martin Luther king jr?
On February 1, 1960, inside the Woolworth's store in Greensboro, North Carolina.
In Germany do the students stay at school or do they go home for lunch?
Germans go home since lunch isn't served at school.
Which group was formed by students doing lunch counter sit-ins across the South in 1960?
SDS. Students for a democratic society.
Where did a group of black students try to get service and by so doing help prompt a coalition of groups who engaged in nonviolent protests?
At an all-white lunch counter Answer this question…
Why did the Greensboro 4 want to do a sit-in?
They wanted all African-Americans to be served at the lunch counter at Woolworths in N.C.
