Greensboro sit-ins

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
gptkbp:convicted_of many participants
gptkbp:cultural_impact depicted in films and literature
gptkbp:date February 1, 1960
gptkbp:established four African American college students
gptkbp:goal end racial segregation in public places
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Greensboro sit-ins
gptkbp:influenced future civil rights actions
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
gptkb:March_on_Washington
gptkb:Freedom_Rides
similar protests across the United States
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:memorial
gptkb:Educational_Institution
anniversary events
gptkbp:led_to formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future generations
symbol of youth activism
symbol of nonviolent protest
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:location gptkb:Greensboro,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:David_Richmond
gptkb:Ezell_Blair_Jr.
gptkb:Franklin_Mc_Cain
gptkb:Joseph_H._Mc_Neil
gptkbp:outcome desegregation of lunch counters
gptkbp:participants students from North Carolina A& T State University
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Montgomery_Bus_Boycott
gptkb:Nashville_sit-ins
gptkb:Birmingham_campaign
gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:resulted_in increased national attention to civil rights
gptkbp:significance pivotal event in the American civil rights movement
gptkbp:tactics sit-in demonstrations
gptkbp:targets Woolworth's lunch counter
gptkbp:type gptkb:watch