The sit-in protests were initiated by four African American college students at a segregated lunch counter, leading to a significant nationwide movement against segregation.
The sit-in protests were started by four African American college students at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, in February 1960. These students, Ezell Blair, Jr., Joseph McNeil, David Richmond, and Franklin McCain, refused to leave the segregated counter until they were served, sparking a nationwide movement against segregation.
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