<P> The Greensboro sit - ins were a series of nonviolent protests in Greensboro , North Carolina , in 1960 , which led to the Woolworth department store chain removing its policy of racial segregation in the Southern United States . While not the first sit - in of the Civil Rights Movement , the Greensboro sit - ins were an instrumental action , and also the most well - known sit - ins of the Civil Rights Movement . They are considered a catalyst to the subsequent sit - in movement . These sit - ins led to increased national sentiment at a crucial period in US history . The primary event took place at the Greensboro , North Carolina , Woolworth store , now the International Civil Rights Center and Museum . </P>
<P> The Greensboro sit - ins were a series of nonviolent protests in Greensboro , North Carolina , in 1960 , which led to the Woolworth department store chain removing its policy of racial segregation in the Southern United States . While not the first sit - in of the Civil Rights Movement , the Greensboro sit - ins were an instrumental action , and also the most well - known sit - ins of the Civil Rights Movement . They are considered a catalyst to the subsequent sit - in movement . These sit - ins led to increased national sentiment at a crucial period in US history . The primary event took place at the Greensboro , North Carolina , Woolworth store , now the International Civil Rights Center and Museum . </P>
when did the greensboro sit ins take place
when did the greensboro sit ins take place
1960
1960