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History.com: Greensboro Sit Ins ArticleHistory.com: Greensboro Sit Ins Article
Publisher
A&E Television
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Articles
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Lexile Measures
1030L
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History.com: Greensboro Sit Ins

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The Greensboro Sit-In was a critical turning point in Black history and American history, bringing the fight for civil rights to the national stage. Its use of nonviolence inspired the Freedom Riders and others to take up the cause of integration in the South, furthering the cause of equal rights in the United States.

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Concepts

desegregation, segregation

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a&e television networks, civil rights movement, freedom riders, greensboro sit-ins, history.com, history.com: greensboro sit-ins, sit-ins, impact of sit-ins

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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