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3. Who was doing the sit-ins, and why were older Civil Rights leaders worried about them?

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African Americans (later joined by white activists), usually students, would go to segregated lunch counters (luncheonettes), sit in all available spaces, request service, and then refuse to leave when denied service because of their race.

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