Greensboro Sit-in

Who were the members of the Greensboro Four?

• W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, Frederick Douglass

• Thurgood Marshall, Medgar Evers, James Meredith, Bayard Rustin

• Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, John Lewis

• Joe McNeil, David Richmond, Junior Blair, Frank McCain

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What did the Greensboro Four do to establish themselves as customers before sitting at the lunch counter?

• They bought small items from the store

• They showed their student IDs

• They asked for permission from the manager

• They signed a petition

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How did the sit-in movement grow after the first day?

• It was stopped by the police immediately

• It decreased in number due to fear

• It remained the same with only the original four

• It grew from 4 to 16 or 20 people on the second day

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What was the main principle the Greensboro Four decided to follow during their actions?

• Legal action

• Non-violence

• Silent protest

• Aggressive protest

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What message did the Greensboro sit-ins convey to other cities?

• It is impossible to change segregation

• Only Greensboro can achieve this

• If they can do it in Greensboro, we too can do it

• Violence is the only way to make a change

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