by Shawn Pryor (Author)
On February 1, 1960, four young Black men sat down at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and staged a nonviolent protest against segregation. At that time, most lunch counters in the South did not serve Black people. Soon, thousands of students were staging sit-ins across the South. In just six months, the Greensboro Woolworth's lunch counter was integrated. How did it become a symbol of civil rights? Find out the answer to this question and more about what an artifact can tell us about history.
Number of Pages: 48
Dimensions: 0.16 x 8.82 x 6.61 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 01, 2021
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Greensboro Lunch Counter: What an Artifact Can Tell Us about the Civil Rights Movement
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 1