Pbs Teachers: February One (Lessons on the Greensboro Sit in of 1960)

Find two lesson plans developed for a PBS documentary about the Greensboro Four, whose sit-in at a whites-only Woolworth's lunch counter was a key event in the unfolding history of the civil rights movement. The lessons ask students to examine ways in which African Americans were treated unfairly under Jim Crow and to look at the role of protest songs in galvanizing support for civil rights. The instructional activity also cover the particulars of the Greensboro Four and the aims of their nonviolent protest. In-class viewing of the "February One" documentary is required, but many helpful resources requiring only Internet access are available at the documentary's companion site.