Thesis
The Sit-In Movements throughout the 1960's communicated to the nation the need for racial equality. The Greensboro Sit-In, led by Ezell Blair Jr., Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond, created the first recognized sit-in movement at Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. The courageous actions of these men were meant to protest the inequalities and racism that was ever-present in 1960s America, and by sitting down, they stood up against these institutional injustices. Through peaceful protests, the black community communicated the need to end segregation in the U.S and gave the voiceless the power to speak. While many of these injustices still exist, it was the actions of these brave protesters that shaped the Civil Rights Movement for years to come.