Greensboro Sit-Ins and Their Impact

Greensboro Sit-Ins and Their Impact

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Social Studies

7th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Amelia Wright

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The Greensboro sit-ins began on February 1, 1960, when four black students sat at a whites-only lunch counter in Woolworths, Greensboro. This act of protest against segregation laws, which provided inferior facilities to black citizens, sparked a movement. Despite initial resistance, the sit-ins gained national attention, leading to the desegregation of the Woolworth's lunch counter by July 25, 1960, and inspired similar actions across the U.S., contributing to the desegregation of public spaces.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant event began on February 1, 1960, in Greensboro?

The March on Washington

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

The Selma to Montgomery March

The Greensboro sit-ins

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of Greensboro's population was black in 1960?

One-third

Half

Over a quarter

Three-quarters

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the four students do before sitting at the segregated lunch counter?

They protested outside the store

They bought some small items

They spoke to the manager

They handed out flyers

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the counter staff respond to the students sitting at the lunch counter?

They ignored them

They called the police

They asked them to leave politely

They served them immediately

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were the police unable to intervene during the initial sit-in?

There were too many students

The store manager did not want them to

The police supported the protest

The students had not taken any provocative action

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name given to the four students who started the sit-in?

The Carolina Four

The Sit-in Students

The Woolworths Four

The Greensboro Four

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What encouraged more black students to join the protest the next day?

Support from the police

National press coverage

A change in store policy

A speech by Martin Luther King Jr.

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