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What was the result of the sit-ins during the 1960s?

February 22, 2020 by Karen Hill

In many cases the students were attacked, beaten, and arrested. The black community raised money to bail them out. But the sit-ins attracted national publicity, and the students decided to keep up the pressure.

By the end of February 1960, sit-ins were being held in fifteen cities in a number of states, including North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

The first victory, a small one, came when blacks were served at the Greyhound bus terminal in Nashville, Tennessee. By May, six Nashville lunch counters began serving blacks. By October, a month before the presidential election, sit-ins had taken place in 112 southern cities, and many were still going strong.

On October 24, a truce was called by Atlanta’s city officials, merchants, and sit-in leaders. The sit-ins would stop, and any jailed protesters would be released.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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