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Sit-in movement - Wikipedia Even though the Greensboro sit-in was not the initial sit-in it created a boom of sit-ins that then created this movement The sit-in movement employed the tactic of nonviolent direct action and was a pivotal event during the Civil Rights Movement [2]
The Sit-In Movement [ushistory. org] By 1960, the Civil Rights Movement had gained strong momentum The nonviolent measures employed by Martin Luther King Jr helped African American activists win supporters across the country and throughout the world On February 1, 1960, a new tactic was added to the peaceful activists' strategy