Woolworth’s+Lunch+Counter

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=I. Artifact Name= The first Civil Rights Sit-In.

=II. Description of the Artifact and It's Significance= 50 years ago, four college students sat down to request lunch service at a Greensboro, NC Woolworth's store which ignited a struggle...

=III. Date and Place= //(Enter your information here and on the Timeline!)// The date was February 1, 1960. The place? Greensboro, NC

=IV. Related Multimedia Found on the Internet= //(Include at least two links for your multimedia. Explain what each link is and how it relates to the artifact)//

@http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Courage-at-the-Greensboro-Lunch-Counter.html

=V. Curators (First Name, Last Initial)= Evans, Vanita Fortkort, Lori