1 February 1960 onward
Segregation / resistanceBook sources
Greensboro sit-ins and violent resistance to integration
North Carolina and the wider South; Black students and supporters
Students challenged whites-only lunch-counter service and sparked a regional movement. Arrests and violence met the demonstrators, while sustained action forced changes in access.
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Context / qualification
Private discrimination and government enforcement of segregation were related but distinct.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H00 at 00:32:07 (approximate; supplied recording)
- Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H00 at 00:33:41 (approximate; supplied recording)