Woolsworth Lunch Counter Sit-in

February 1

•  four freshmen from Greensboro
• went to the F. W. Woolworth store
• and quietly sat down at the 
• lunch counter. They were refused
• service, but stayed until closing time.

Next...

• They came with twenty-five more students.
• On the third day, sixty-three students joined
• The following day three white female students
• joined them. By the fifth day Woolworth
• had three hundred people at the store.

Eventually

• Sales dropped by a third,
• forcing the store owners to relent
• Six months from the very first sit-in
• the four freshmen returned and
• were served at Woolworth’s 

Aftermath

• These four collage students changed 
• history. They sat a counter that was
• only meant for white people to sit at
• and stood up for what they believe
• in. They helped strengthen others 

Video

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR9IY1vAEc0

The End

Citations

•  "Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-In." (Educational Materials: African American Odyssey). N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2015. 
• "Greensboro Sit-In." North Carolina History Project :. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 
• The Woolworth Sit-In That Launched a Movement." NPR. NPR, n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2015