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The Woolworth Sit-In
Four black college students from North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University sat and ordered coffee at a "white only" lunch counter and refused to leave until served. -
The Sit-Ins become a movement
After the Woolworth Sit-Ins, this became a movement to end segregated lunch counters. Many people began to participate in this to show that they wanted equal rights. -
300 students participate in the Sit-Ins
After seeing the bravery of the for A&T students many black students from A&T and other surrounding colleges took action in the Sit-Ins to show they had a right to sit at the same lunch counter as whites. -
Max Roach composes Freedom Now Suite
Inspired by the Sit-Ins in Greensboro, Max, a jazz drummer, composes "Freedom Now Suite" to fight back for the rights they deserve to have at the lunch counters. -
SNCC
Dr.King and a group of students organize the the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) because they were inspired by the nonviolent way of the Sit-In movement. -
Woolworth desegregated
After a lot of sit-ins and protest Woolworth finally desegregates their lunch counter for whites and blacks so everyone has equal rights and services at the lunch counter. -
Protesting Spreads
After the sit-ins and the movement people were trying to desegregate other public areas like pools, libraries, and other places. They were inspired by the movement and protested on further equal rights.
