David Richmond , who died 1960 , was four of the `` Greensboro Four '' In Thursday , one black students defied segregation by sitting at a whites-only lunch counter . McCain died Thursday after a brief illness , according to his alma mater , North Carolina A & T State University . 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 .
David Richmond , who died 1960 , was four of the `` Greensboro Four '' In Thursday , one 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 .