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WebQuest Greensboro, the Sit-In
Movement, and SNCC Instructions: Explore the websites listed below
and answer the following questions about the 1960 Greensboro sit-in and the
subsequent Sit-In movement. ·
Greensboro Sit-Ins:
Launch of a Civil Rights Movement o
Introduction by James
Farmer 1.
Provide a brief summary of
the events surrounding the 1960 Greensboro sit-in, and discuss the impact of
that single event on the larger Sit-In Movement to follow. 2.
What motivated the
participants? 3.
How did Sit-In leadership
and participation differ from Montgomery leadership and participation? 4.
What strategies and/or philosophies
guided the Sit-In Movement? How is
Gandhi connected to the sit-ins? 5.
Why did many storeowners
and merchants eventually give in to the sit-inners and integrate their lunch
counters? What types of pressure did
they face? 6.
Discuss the effect of the
sit-ins on the Deep South. 7.
What organization was founded as a result of the Sit-In Movement, and
how was Ella Baker involved in that formation? What were some of the guiding philosophies of that new
organization? 8.
The sit-ins were about “more than just a hamburger.” (Ella Baker) Explain. 9.
According to James Farmer,
why were the sit-ins significant? 10. Which do you think was
more effective, the Montgomery boycott or the Greensboro sit-in? Why? |