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In the United States, prior to the Civil Rights Act of 1963, it was illegal for blacks to sit at counters reserved for white customers; it was illegal for blacks to ride in the front of the bus and not yield their seats; it was illegal for blacks to use or enter facilities designated 'white only.'
Willfully (and civilly) violating an immoral law is a moral imperative. Scheduled sit-ins harnessed the power of numbers to drive the point home and overwhelm opposition; whereas one person who disobeyed could easily be removed and jailed, dozens were sure to overwhelm the capacity of local government to cope with the protest, and likely fill the local jail to overflow.
Additionally, this drew media attention to the issue, which in turn strengthened the Civil Rights Movement by keeping these issues popular.
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∙ 14y agoIn the United States, prior to the Civil Rights Act of 1963, it was illegal for blacks to sit at counters reserved for white customers; it was illegal for blacks to ride in the front of the bus and not yield their seats; it was illegal for blacks to use or enter facilities designated 'white only.'
Willfully (and civilly) violating an immoral law is a moral imperative. Scheduled sit-ins harnessed the power of numbers to drive the point home and overwhelm opposition; whereas one person who disobeyed could easily be removed and jailed, dozens were sure to overwhelm the capacity of local government to cope with the protest, and likely fill the local jail to overflow.
Additionally, this drew media attention to the issue, which in turn strengthened the Civil Rights Movement by keeping these issues popular.
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What is the result of the lunch counter sit ins?
The success of the lunch counter sit-ins led to the Freedom Rides in 1961.
What year did the Greensboro counter lunch sit-in happen?
The sit-in happened on February 1, 1960.
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.
Where is the Greensboro sit-in's lunch counter?
It was a Woolworths in downtown Greensboro. Since then it has been turned into a museum celebrating civil rights.
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
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 is the result of the lunch counter sit ins?
The success of the lunch counter sit-ins led to the Freedom Rides in 1961.
What year was the first lunch counter sit in with Martin Luther King jr?
what happened at the lunch counter sit with martin luther king
What year did the Greensboro counter lunch sit-it happen?
1960
What year did the Greensboro counter lunch sit-in happen?
The sit-in happened on February 1, 1960.
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 year was the first lunch -counter sit-in where?
it really doesnt matter because hes not alive
King led many of these such as the one he led at an Atlanta department store lunch counter?
Sit-in
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.
What was the name of the coffee shop first lunch counter sit-ins took place?
The name of the place was Cafe hey!
What is the accomplishment of the lunch counter sit-ins?
Defiance: a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force. During the lunch counter sit-ins, the black people wanted to prove to the white people that they had a right to be there just as much as they. So even if it meant being defiant, they wanted to get their point across.
What does mobile lunch counter mean?
Since a mobile is a phone and lunch counter explains itself by being a type of calorie counter; it is a mobile calorie counter for lunch.
