The Greensboro Sit-Ins

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The Greensboro Sit-In: Feb. 5-6, 1960 • On February 5, about 300 students were now sitting-in at Woolworth’s. • Tensions were high and students feared being jailed or kicked out of school. • Meanwhile, the sit-in movement continued to spread like wildfire to 35 - 40 other cities across the country. • By February 6, witnesses estimate there were nearly 1,000 protesters and observers filling Woolworth’s. • The sit-ins had spread to the nearby Kress department store, bringing downtown Greensboro to a virtual standstill. • With the crowd at Woolworth’s growing increasingly hostile, it was announced at 1:00 in the afternoon that the store was closing due to a bomb threat. Kress closed early as well.
The Movement Spreads • The Greensboro Sit-In ignited a wave of student sit-ins across the South. • Young people in more than 100 Southern cities challenged segregation in restaurants, parks, pools, theaters, libraries, etc., with over 3,600 of them being arrested for the simple act of sitting. • Even in Northern cities, where segregation had long ago been fought and won, picket-line sprung up at Woolworth and Kress stores. Young people demonstrating in Chapel Hill .
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