On February 1, 1960, four young Black men sat down at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and staged a nonviolent protest against segregation. At that time, most lunch counters in the South did not serve Black people. Soon, thousands of students were staging sit-ins across the South. In just six months, the Greensboro Woolworth's lunch counter was integrated. How did it become a symbol of civil rights? Find out the answer to this question and more about what an artifact can tell us about history.
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The Greensboro Lunch Counter: What an Artifact Can Tell Us About the Civil Rights Movement
On February 1, 1960, four young Black men sat down at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and staged a nonviolent protest against segregation. At that time, most lunch counters in the South did not serve Black people. Soon, thousands of students were staging sit-ins across the South. In just six months, the Greensboro Woolworth's lunch counter was integrated. How did it become a symbol of civil rights? Find out the answer to this question and more about what an artifact can tell us about history.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781496696847 |
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Publisher: | Capstone |
Publication date: | 01/08/2021 |
Series: | Smithsonian Artifacts from the American Past |
Pages: | 48 |
Sales rank: | 870,053 |
Product dimensions: | 7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) |
Lexile: | 950L (what's this?) |
Age Range: | 8 - 11 Years |
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