Protests to Segregation
What were the segregation laws? Jim Crow Laws
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What to do about this? David Richman, Frank McCain, Ezell Blair, and Joseph McNeil had an idea and on February 1, 1960 in Greensboro, North Carolina they had a “sit-in.” They were four African Americans dressed in their best that were hungry and went into Woolworth’s for a doughnut and coffee with cream.
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Imagine what a Sit-in would look like graphic organizer from freeology freeology
The Greensboro Record Article from Greensboro Sit-inGreensboro Sit-in Read the book Sit-In: How four friends stood up by sitting down by Andrea Davis Pinkney.
What to do about this? Other sit-ins had occurred, in Durham, in 1957; in Oklahoma City and Wichita City, Kan., in 1958; and in several northeastern cities even before that. But they didn't catch fire the way the one in Greensboro did, from CBSCBS
Were there other types of protests? Sit-ins (Freedom Riders, 1961) Boycotts (Montgomery bus boycott, 1955) Picketing (numerous) Organizations (NAACP, SNCC, CORE) Marches (March on Washington 1963) Court cases were brought forth Were all these events peaceful?
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Fighting Segregation Map of lynching and protests View photos from FREE AT LAST by Sara Bullard
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What was happening here? Work with a partner and read what was going on in Champaign-Urbana during the Civil Rights Movement
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What would you do if Urbana Middle School began segregating the students based solely on their eye color?