Greensboro Sit-In Movement

The Greensboro Sit-In was led by four young African-American men who decided to go to an all whites counter and asked to be served. Their bravery and perseverance caused them to be successful and achieve more equality for African-Americans.

Segregation was very common in the United States. Made in the 1900’s, Jim Crow Laws took action against colored people, which caused white and colored people to be separated from each other in many places. African-Americans and colored people were not allowed to eat at the same place or go to the same school as whites. In many other places, whites and blacks were not allowed to be with each other because of segregation. The lives of African-Americans was miserable because they were prohibited from many

One of the events that led up to the Greensboro Sit-in was the Little Rock Nine. The Little Rock Nine was when nine black students were prevented from entering a school that was racially segregated. The nine had to face a lot of discrimination until there was desegregation. Another event that led up to the Greensboro Sit-In was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest against racial segregation on the public transit system in Montgomery, Alabama. It was led by Martin Luther King Jr. The blacks took stand by not riding the buses to work or school. Then the boycott lasted about 13 months and after the segregation laws were changed. Also, the Brown v. Board of Education was a cause of the Greensboro Sit-In. The Brown v. Board of Education was when there was a Supreme Court case against racial segregation of children in public schools. “Separate-but-equal” was a precedent from this case that describes that no child is different and everyone has a equal right of education. This was a big cause of the Greensboro Sit-In because this case was an inspiration for the Greensboro Sit-In. Emmett Till’s murder was another big cause of the Greensboro Sit-In. The Emmett Till murder was when a 14 year old boy was killed during the beginning of segregation. This was a big action toward modern civil rights. The two men who killed Emmett Till were caught but the jury refused to accuse them for crime so they were set free. Later on, both of the men confessed that they had done the crime by shooting Emmett in his skull which killed him instantly. All of these events were some causes of the Greensboro