Today in Labor History February 1, 1960: Activists began a series of sit-ins in Greensboro, North Carolina. Woolworth’s denied service to 4 black college students because of the color of their skin. In response, they refused to move from a lunch counter, setting off a series of similar protests. By September, 1961, over 70,000 students, white and black, had participated in the sit-ins.

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