The Greensboro sit-ins involved students from which college?

The Greensboro sit-ins involved students from which college?

• A. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College
• B. Duke University
• C. University of North Carolina
• D. Wake Forest University

Answer: (A)

The main idea is identifying where the Greensboro sit-ins began and who started them. The action was initiated by students from a historically Black college in Greensboro, who organized a peaceful, nonviolent protest at a local Woolworth’s lunch counter after being denied service. These four students, from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College (now North Carolina A&T State University), became known as the Greensboro Four and sparked a wave of sit-ins across the South, drawing national attention to the Civil Rights Movement. The other schools listed are in different cities and did not originate these particular sit-ins, so the college that started them is the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College.

The main idea is identifying where the Greensboro sit-ins began and who started them. The action was initiated by students from a historically Black college in Greensboro, who organized a peaceful, nonviolent protest at a local Woolworth’s lunch counter after being denied service. These four students, from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College (now North Carolina A&T State University), became known as the Greensboro Four and sparked a wave of sit-ins across the South, drawing national attention to the Civil Rights Movement. The other schools listed are in different cities and did not originate these particular sit-ins, so the college that started them is the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College.