Robert Anthony WattsStudentsBlack History Special: Students Mentored By Civil Rights Veterans Changed American HistoryIn 1960, students attending colleges and universities in Greensboro, N.C., Nashville, and locations throughout the South staged sit-ins at store lunch counters and restaurants in protest of public segregation. Many of those who came under the influence of civil rights pioneers, James Lawson and Ella Baker, went on to become leaders in the civil rights movement.February 10, 2010Page 1 of 1
