print email comment close February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four URL: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/februaryone/ Description: Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Independent Lens film about four college students who, in 1960, "began a sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter in a small city in North Carolina. The act of simply sitting down to order food in a restaurant that refused service to anyone but whites is now widely regarded as one of the pivotal moments in the American Civil Rights Movement." Features biographies, photos, related links, and lesson plans. Publisher: Independent Television Service (ITVS) Extra Keywords Joe McNeil, Ezell Blair Jr. Jibreel Khazan Franklin McCain David Richmond Library of Congress Subject Headings: African Americans -- Civil rights African Americans -- History Black History Month Civil rights demonstrations -- North Carolina -- Greensboro Civil rights workers United States -- Race relations LII Database Information: Record 851 created by Jennifer English on 01/04/2005 Last modification on 02/02/2005 Published: 01/04/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/851