Franklin McCain , who died Thursday , was one of the `` Greensboro Four '' In 1960 , four black students defied segregation by sitting at a whites-only lunch counter . They were arrested and jailed for violating state law against segregated seating in public places. `` We wanted to be included in the round table of humanity , '' said another of the four .
Franklin McCain , who died Thursday , was one of the `` Greensboro Four '' In 1960 , four black students defied segregation by sitting at a whites-only lunch counter . The act spawned sit-ins elsewhere and was hailed as a major desegregation effort . `` We wanted to be included in the round table of humanity , '' said another of the four .