Greensboro Sit-ins: Launch of a Civil Rights Movement

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A collection of photos related to the sit-in movement
  Jack Moebes - Photographer
  Took the only photo of the four sit-in participants as they left the lunch counter on the first day.
Headlines of History
 
     
  Jo Spivey Audio Sit-in Movement Jo Spivey
  A staff writer for The Greensboro Record, she received the tip that the Greensboro Four was at the Woolworth Store. Another reporter, Marvin Sykes, wrote the first story about the sit-ins, but Spivey provided most of the coverage after that and was praised for her fairness.
  Headlines

 
 

A&T Students Launch 'Sit Down' Demand For Service At Downtown Lunch Counter February 2, 1960

JUST ADDED FROM OUR ARCHIVES:

Movement by Negros Growing
February 4, 1960   (New)

Needed: A "Just and Honorable" Answer February 8, 1960   (New)

Counters To Remain Closed February 8, 1960   (New)

NC Stores Close Down Counters February 10, 1960   (New)

Picketing of Stores Planned February 10, 1960   (New)

Group Asks Protest Support February 20, 1960   (New)

Common Sense and the Public Safety - Editorial February 20, 1960   (New)

A&T Students Drop Sitdown Protests;
Plan Negotiations
February 21, 1960   (New)

Segregation Resistance To Continue
Race Issue Is Viewed Hopefully
February 23, 1960   (New)

New Protest Are Followed by Arrest February 24, 1960   (New)

Lunch Service Is Resumed At Store February 24, 1960   (New)

 
     
 

Lunch Counter Gets Seat in History January 15, 1995

 
     
  Woolworth's Museum to Honor Rosa Parks January 26, 1995  
     
 

Greensboro's Civil Rights Landmark Continues as National Newsmaker February 1, 1995

 
     
  Rich Heritage: Black Pastor Plays Vital Role Feburary 25, 1995  
     
  Spirit of Civil Rights Crosses Oceans, Time January 26, 1996  
     
  Ambassador Says Sit-ins Inspired South Africans February 11, 1996  
     
  Jo Spivey / The Face Behind Woolworth Sit-in Coverage
March 10, 1996
 
     
  Can Civilities Co-Exist With Civil Rights Today? April 14, 1996  
     
  The Greensboro Civil-Rights Struggle Profoundly Shaped Jesse Jackson July 21, 1996  
     
  Sit-in Pioneer Finally Honored with Gravestone January 31, 1997  
     
  Witness to a Revolution February 21, 1997  
     
  Local Heroes: Greensboro Four Honored March 16, 1997  
     
  Julian Bond, Rights Leader, Makes a Visit to Sit-in Site April 26, 1997  
     
  Local colleges remember sit-ins on 40th anniversary Feb. 2, 2000
 
 
 
     
  Activist recalls 'catalyst for Civil Rights' Feb. 2, 2000
 
     
  Sit-in hero leaves a 41-year legacy of public service Feb. 6, 2001  
     
  A&T gives museum muscle June 27, 2001
 
     
  Museum gaining momentum Jan. 27, 2002  
     
  Courage cast in bronze Feb. 2, 2002
 
     
  Sit-in mural previews museum Sept. 24, 2002
 
     
  1960s relics hold ghost of Cold War Dec. 29, 2002  
     
  Looking for another story on the Greensboro sit-ins? Try the News & Record's online archives or contact the newspaper's library.
 
     
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