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Object of History: From Segregation to Sit In

Curated by ACT

Detailed written overview with accompanying audio of the Greensboro, NC sit-in at an F.W. Woolworth store that sparked the Civil Rights Movement of the early 1960s. Explore how lunch counters played a vital role in urban America, and listen to oral histories from families of the student protesters.

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Concepts
desegregation, protests, segregation
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Additional Tags
black history, civil rights movement, lunch counter sit-in, f.w.woolworh company, greensboro sit-in, greensboro, north carolina, object of history: from segregation to sit-in, sit-ins
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)