The Greensboro Sit-In: Sparking the Civil Rights Movement

The video discusses the Greensboro sit-in of 1964, where four black students protested segregation by sitting at a whites-only lunch counter. It explores the broader context of segregation in the South, enforced by Jim Crow laws, which restricted the rights and freedoms of black Americans. The video highlights the resistance against these laws, led by figures like Ida B. Wells and organizations like the NAACP. It concludes with the impact of the Civil Rights Movement in challenging and changing discriminatory practices across the United States.

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