Greensboro Sit-ins - Launch of a Civil Rights Movement
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A collection of photos related to the sit-in movement
Took the only photo of the four sit-in participants as they left the lunch counter on the first day.
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
February 2, 1960
A&T Students Launch 'Sit Down' Demand For Service At Downtown Lunch Counter
February 4, 1960
February 8, 1960
Needed: A "Just and Honorable" Answer
February 8, 1960
February 10, 1960
February 10, 1960
February 20, 1960
February 20, 1960
Common Sense and the Public Safety - Editorial
February 21, 1960
A&T Students Drop Sitdown Protests; Plan Negotiations
February 23, 1960
Segregation Resistance To Continue
February 23, 1960
Race Issue Is Viewed Hopefully
February 24, 1960
New Protest Are Followed by Arrest
February 24, 1960
Lunch Service Is Resumed At Store
January 15, 1995
Lunch Counter Gets Seat in History
January 26, 1995
Woolworth's Museum to Honor Rosa Parks
February 1, 1995
Greensboro's Civil Rights Landmark Continues as National Newsmaker
Feburary 25, 1995
Rich Heritage: Black Pastor Plays Vital Role
January 28, 1996
Spirit of Civil Rights Crosses Oceans, Time
February 11, 1996
Ambassador Says Sit-ins Inspired South Africans
March 10, 1996
Jo Spivey/The Face Behind Woolworth Sit-in Coverage
April 14, 1996
Can Civilities Co-Exist With Civil Rights Today?
July 21, 1996
The Greensboro Civil-Rights Struggle Profoundly Shaped Jesse Jackson
January 31, 1997
Sit-in Pioneer Finally Honored with Gravestone
February 21, 1997
March 16, 1997
Local Heroes: Greensboro Four Honored
April 26, 1997
Julian Bond, Rights Leader, Makes a Visit to Sit-in Site
April 26, 1997
Local colleges remember sit-ins on 40th anniversary
February 2, 2000
Activist recalls 'catalyst for Civil Rights'
February 6, 2001
Sit-in hero leaves a 41-year legacy of public service
June 27, 2001
January 27, 2002
February 2, 2001
Tuesday, September 24, 2002
Sunday, December 29, 2002