国立アメリカ歴史博物館のインスタグラム(amhistorymuseum) - 2月1日 21時45分

When four African American college students sat down at this lunch counter today in 1960, they helped change the nation.

On February 1, 1960, the Greensboro Four—Franklin E. McCain, Joseph A. McNeil, Ezell A. Blair Jr. (now Jibreel Khazan), and David L. Richmond—sat at this "whites only" lunch counter at the Woolworth's store in Greensboro, North Carolina, and politely asked for service. Their request was refused. When they were asked to leave, the students remained in their seats in protest.

The Greensboro Four's protest did not end on February, and it quickly inspired others. Just four days after the initial sit-in, the A&T College paper reported that other students had joined the Greensboro Four—filling up almost all of the approximately forty stools available at the Woolworth's lunch counter. Swipe to take look at the front page of the paper; notice how the students brought their books with them?

For six months, hundreds of students, civil rights organizations, churches, and members of the community joined the protest and boycotted the store. Their commitment ultimately led to the desegregation of the F.W. Woolworth lunch counter on July 25, 1960.

The Greensboro Four's peaceful sit-down was a watershed event in the struggle for civil rights; it helped ignite a youth-led movement to challenge racial inequality throughout the United States. Click the link in our bio to learn more about the Greensboro Four and their lasting legacy: http://s.si.edu/2KZ1lsm

This #BlackHistoryMonth, we'll be exploring the experiences of young Black Americans and the many ways they been on the front lines of social change, from before our nation's founding to today. #YouthHistory

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