Sit+Ins

=__**SIT INS-**__=
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Sit ins were a very important action that many African Americans participated in during the Civil Rights Movement. We all know how blacks were immensely mistreated, and denied many of their rights. Well, these events called sit ins were a way to help fight segregation. Pretty much the definition of a sit in is a non violent way to protest. What these blacks did was go to a restaurant which they weren't allowed to attend, and they would sit down at the counter. Typically, they would be protesting against a political, social, or economic opposing view. Sit ins first started with Mahatma Gandhi, and were later used in the Civil Rights Movement. So, what takes place at a sit in is this: a group walks into a restaurant, or bar, and sits down together. Rarely are they served. They just sit in place until waited upon by a worker. Most of the time, it would end with soda, food, milk, pretty much anything available being dumped on their heads. All though these sit ins seem to just be a waste of time for the blacks, and all that happens is they walk out with food on their heads, they really are a great way to protest. Many black organizations started a number of sit ins during the Civil Rights Movement, and they have come a long way. All in all, sit ins were a very important way to protest during the Civil Rights Movement.

//The fist sit in that was recorded by an African American Group was on February 13, 1960, in the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. A little lunch bar at a Woolworth store was the location of this event. These four young African Americans were Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Dave Richmond, and Ezzell Blair Jr.//

//This is a very famous picture. It took place at Woolworth's store, where many sit ins occured throughout the Civil Rights Movement. This picture gives you a good feel for what it was like. Also, it gives you a good example of the food that was dumped on them.//