Question

What was the significance of the Greensboro sit-in to the civil rights movement?

A.
It inspired sit-ins all over the South.
B.
It resulted in desegregation of a lunch counter.
C.
It received the attention of local officials.
D.
It was the first sit-in of the civil rights movement.

Answer 1

The answer is letter A, It inspired sit-ins all over the South.

Step-by-step explanation:

A sit-in refers to a movement that may involve one or many people who are occupying a specific area or space in order to cause change.

The Greensboro sit-in was a very popular nonviolent protest in North Carolina. The movement started when four black students noticed the racial segregation happening in Woolworth department store. The store refused to serve the black men at the white-men's counter and this caused them to take an action against it.

What they did was to occupy a seat at the store and asked for service. If they will be denied of it, then they will not leave the store. They did this every day and also recruited other black students to do the same. This demonstration spread all over South. It inspired other people to do the same.

There was a state-wide sit-ins which resulted to many lunch counters closing. This was also followed by sit-ins in other public places, such as parks and museums where people fought for their civil rights.