The Greensboro Sit-In Movement

What was the primary goal of the Greensboro sit-in that began on February 1, 1960?

• To promote the sale of Woolworth's merchandise

• To draw attention to racial segregation in the private sector

• To encourage students to drop out of school

• To support the local police department

Who were the organizers of the Greensboro sit-in?

• Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks

• Ezell Blair, Jr., Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond

• Malcolm X and Medgar Evers

• Thurgood Marshall and James Meredith

Which university did the Greensboro Four attend?

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Duke University

• North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

• Wake Forest University

What was the role of Ralph Johns in the Greensboro sit-in?

• He was a police officer who arrested the protestors

• He was a local white businessman who supported the protestors

• He was a journalist who covered the event

• He was a professor who taught the Greensboro Four

What action did the Greensboro Four take at the Woolworth's store?

• They vandalized the store

• They sat at the "whites only" lunch counter and requested service

• They organized a boycott of Woolworth's

• They held a rally outside the store

How did the police respond to the Greensboro sit-in on the first day?

• They arrested the Greensboro Four

• They escorted the protestors out of the store

• They declared they could do nothing as the men were paying customers

• They closed down the Woolworth's store

What was the immediate media response to the Greensboro sit-in?

• The protest was ignored by the media

• A photo of the Greensboro Four appeared in local newspapers

• The media criticized the protestors

• The media supported the segregation policies

What was the outcome of the Greensboro sit-in by July 1960?

• The lunch counter at the Greensboro Woolworth's was closed permanently

• The lunch counter at the Greensboro Woolworth's was serving Black patrons

• The protestors were banned from all Woolworth's stores

• The sit-in movement ended without any changes

Which organization primarily organized the wider sit-in movement that followed the Greensboro sit-in?

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

• Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

What nonviolent protest techniques influenced the Greensboro Four?

• The teachings of Martin Luther King Jr.

• The nonviolent protest techniques of Mohandas Gandhi

• The strategies of the Black Panther Party

• The methods of the Ku Klux Klan