Multiple choice

In 1960, black students began "sit-ins" in what type of places in Greensboro, NC?

  1. movie theaters

  2. store lunch counters

  3. buses

  4. store changing rooms
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Greensboro sit-ins began at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter, where four African American college students sat down and refused to leave after being denied service. This peaceful protest sparked a wider sit-in movement across the American South.

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