Four black students from A & T College went to Woollworths lunch counter and they sat down where they weren't supposed to. They were supposed to stand up while they ate because were black. They were trying to fight for the right to do the same thing the whites were allowed to do.

The first day four Negros showed up and sat for the whole day. The next day 23 men and 4 women came with the first four and protested. By the fourth day of the sit-in 300 students came to Woolworths. As other Negros around the country saw what was happening they started sit-ins also.

The sit-ins got alot of attention from newspapers and the government. President Eisenhower said that he supported the students and that he felt sorrow that they had to fight for their human rights.

The sit-ins were successful because they achieved desegregation. Besides being able to sir at lunch counters they could go to museums, ride on buses and swim in public swimming pools.

Casey E.