A Brief History of the Sit-In Movement

The Movement Spreads
In July 1960, the Woolworth's in Greensboro would desegregate its lunch counter, but by that time, the actions of the four students had inspired many others to challenge the lunch-counter segregation policies in their cities. In this photo, the manager of a dining room in Atlanta's Trailways bus terminal asks a group of protesters to leave the establishment's lunch counter. When the demonstrators refused, they were arrested by the officer standing behind them.

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