Lunch Counter Sit-ins

The Lunch Counter Sit-ins were nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, primarily in the 1960s. Activists, often college students, would sit at racially segregated lunch counters, where they were denied service based on their race. By peacefully occupying these spaces, they challenged segregation laws and pushed for equal rights. These protests garnered national attention, highlighting the injustice of racial discrimination and eventually contributed to the passage of civil rights legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which sought to eliminate segregation in public places.