The Civil Rights Movement
Sit-ins
Sit-Ins
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On February 1, 1960,
four African American
college students from
North Carolina A&T
University began
protesting racial
segregation in
restaurants by sitting at
_______________ lunch
counters and waiting to
be served.
Basic Sit-in Rules
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Dress in your Sunday
best.
Be respectful to
employees and police.
Do not resist arrest!
Do not fight back!
Remember, journalists
are everywhere!
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How the Strategy Worked
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Students would sit in
all white area
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Breaking southern
_____________ laws
Would be _________
When arrested, a new
wave of students
would take seats
Put pressure on
southern businesses
who were losing
_________________
SNCC
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In April 1960, the
___________________________ was
founded in Raleigh, North Carolina, to
help organize and direct the
_________________sit-in movement.
Adopted _______________________
strategy of non-violence
Sit-Ins
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Sit-ins spread
throughout North
Carolina, and within
weeks sit-ins were
taking place in cities
across the South.
Many _________ were
desegregated in
response to the sit-ins.
Successful non-violent
form of protest
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