The Greensboro Lunch Counter: What an Artifact Can Tell Us about the Civil Rights Movement

On February 1, 1960, four young Black men sat down at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and staged a nonviolent protest against segregation. At that time, most lunch counters in the South did not serve Black people. Soon, thousands of students were staging sit-ins across the South. In just six months, the Greensboro Woolworth's lunch counter was integrated. How did it become a symbol of civil rights? Find out the answer to this question and more about what an artifact can tell us about history.

ISBN-13: 9781496696847

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Capstone Press

Publication Date: 08-01-2021

Pages: 48

Product Dimensions: 8.82h x 6.61w x 0.16d

Age Range: 8 - 11 Years

Series: Smithsonian Artifacts from the American Past

Pryor, Shawn: - Shawn Pryor is the creator and co-author of the graphic novel mystery series Cash and Carrie, co-creator and author of the 2019 GLYPH-nominated football/drama series Force, and author of Kentucky Kaiju and Jake Maddox: Diamond Double Play. In his free time, he enjoys reading, cooking, listening to streaming music playlists, and talking about why Zack from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is the greatest superhero of all time.