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Greensboro Four
1media/Screen Shot 2023-03-27 at 12.06.12 PM_thumb.png2023-03-27T19:09:17+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911On February 1, 1960, four African-American college students made history just by sitting down at a whites-only lunch counter at a Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina. Service never came for the "Greensboro Four," as they came to be known, and their peaceful demonstration drew national attention and sparked more "sit-ins" in Southern cities. Donald Uhrbrock/Time Life Pictures/Getty Imagesplain2023-03-27T19:09:17+00:00February 1, 1960Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49