In which city did the 1960 sit-in movement begin, challenging lunch counter segregation?

• A. Greensboro, North Carolina
• B. Nashville, Tennessee
• C. Atlanta, Georgia
• D. Richmond, Virginia

Answer: (A)

The act being tested is how nonviolent, student-led protest can directly challenge segregation through sit-ins. The movement began in Greensboro, North Carolina, when four students from North Carolina A&T State University—Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain, and Joseph McNeil—sat at a Woolworth’s lunch counter that was reserved for white customers. They requested service and refused to leave after being denied, staying until closing time. Their quiet endurance, recorded by reporters, drew national attention and inspired others to join, spreading to other cities and accelerating the push to desegregate public eateries. That sequence—start in Greensboro, spark a nationwide wave of sit-ins—is why Greensboro is the correct location.