My mother worked at our Woolworths lunch counter in our Northern Wisconsin city. In the late 50s 3 young black men walked in and asked if they could sit and order lunch at the counter. She said sure what do you want without giving it much thought. While serving them she told them she didn't understand at first why they asked but assured them there were no such rules in our city. She often told this story and how it changed her life, before she never gave segregation much thought because it wasn't part of our lives but it was for those young men.

@spaganya3255

Жыл бұрын

It must be crazy for her huh? Like right now, I'm watching this video to prepare for my Civil Rights class assessment, and we are treating it as a major part of the Civil rights movement, but for your mum it must have just been an everyday thing. This is why I like history so much. Something that's history to one person, may have been the present for someone else at one time. Thank you for sharing this story :)

@rogers4845

Жыл бұрын

@@spaganya3255 Being from Northern Wisconsin we had very few blacks. I don't think it occurred to us or to my mom in her earlier era to treat them any different. Also being from a small city I'm sure had something to do with it. There was a musician, Frankie Cox in our city that was very well liked by everyone including my mom and dad. He was a black man that also worked as a foreman at a Coop. His band played several nights a week and my parents often went there to dance on Friday or Saturday nights.

@spaganya3255

Жыл бұрын

@@rogers4845 That’s so cool! Was there any forms of segregation there at the time? In your city, I mean?

@rogers4845

Жыл бұрын

@@spaganya3255 I have yet to see any evidence of any segregation. Of course like everywhere there where and still are racists assholes.

@rogers4845

Жыл бұрын

@@spaganya3255 I've read a lot of local history and old newspapers.

The more afraid you are while you do something, the braver you are because you’re doing it.

@21silvermoon

2 жыл бұрын

Love love your quote. Putting on my mirror!!

@carlmarc3877

Жыл бұрын

Damn that was a beautiful quote. Just organic. Adding that to my journal indeed

@jimmyhendrix1636

Жыл бұрын

Beautiful quote and very strong I like it 👍🏻👏👏

@slay.1234

Жыл бұрын

mama?

Remember that this wasn’t that long ago!! Thank God for the bravery of the people who came before me !!! Sad we’re still going through racism in 2020

@mrp3263

3 жыл бұрын

Are you referring to institutional racism?

@noraburke7053

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrp3263 there's still all sorts of racism in today's world but institutional racism is absolutely still relevant.

@mrp3263

3 жыл бұрын

@@noraburke7053 Could you give me an example of Institutional racism in 2021

@CollectorsCorner777

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrp3263 No, they can't.

@CollectorsCorner777

3 жыл бұрын

You're right, this time it's against whites.

Am I correct that in the photo of them sitting at the counter, there is a black guy behind the counter, who works there? This is incredible- you can work there, but you can't eat there. Good for them, for standing up.

@NODE1975

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, there were plenty of places that would hire blacks for low wages and not allow them to use the facilities. In NOLA, they hired the passe Blancs (pass for white) for the front of the house stuff and the darker blacks for the back of the house. Those passe Blancs couldn't even acknowledge their children in public because they were passing.

@richardsuggs8108

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same food was served at both counters. Same prices and you could be served by a black or a white This is no different than modern universities that have safe places for blacks where whites are not allowed.

@carmenalexis4787

2 жыл бұрын

They didn’t stand up. Standing up would’ve been to make your own department store with their own brands in them.

@kamilandrew8850

2 жыл бұрын

@@NODE1975 “hire blacks” u mean black people. 💀

@HateTheIRS

2 жыл бұрын

Apply that same logic to gun laws I can open carry a pistol in the military but can’t do it when I’m off duty. Makes no sense

Whenever there's injustice and unfairness there will always be somebody who's going to challenge it. God bless these four brave young men.

@cmebans35

3 жыл бұрын

Powerful statement March 20 2021

@cmebans35

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jesus ☝️❤❤❤☝️

Very inspiring video and a timely reflection for any moment in our history: “If our country is screwed up, don’t give up, unscrew it, don’t give up.”

@scriptedbasic9558

3 жыл бұрын

Also another inspiring quote "By sitting down, We are standing up."

@cmebans35

3 жыл бұрын

Never give up 🙌❤❤🙌 March 20 2021

I'm proud to call Greensboro my home. Those four chairs still stand in the Woolworths window to this day.

@torineg.847

Жыл бұрын

reminds me in those times when Joe Biden was part of the Jim Crow racist movement.

@techoperatives2232

Жыл бұрын

@@torineg.847 red male mad

Wow no comments about these brave pioneers. Shame on you people not acknowledging them Thank you guys for your bravery, your audacity, your winning spirit.

@trey5718

4 жыл бұрын

there's literally like three comments and pretty much only history teachers listen to it

@TheAaronChand

4 жыл бұрын

Long live Revolution down with imperialism inqalab zanabad

@sierrajagernauth3794

4 жыл бұрын

Jacquelyn Davis I’m only watching this cause it’s answers my question to my American history assignment

@jacquelyndavis6493

4 жыл бұрын

@@sierrajagernauth3794 Well at least you're honest

@ShotoFromUA1244

4 жыл бұрын

@@sierrajagernauth3794 .... Same

I’m going to take an assessment on this wish me luck if you want

@doyouarehavestupid2916

3 жыл бұрын

im taking an assessment about it rn lmao

@nikholausmcdougal9580

3 жыл бұрын

lol here for school to

One of the most iconic Civil Rights movement that happened in the 1960's during Segregation in the South! : )

@lilamontoya5609

2 жыл бұрын

Intergation*

@marissasf7196

2 жыл бұрын

No....

@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624

2 жыл бұрын

@@lilamontoya5609 Oh.

@godsgirl7201

2 жыл бұрын

That was my uncle Blair Jr ❤️

@godsgirl7201

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so proud 🥲🥲

Thank you to those who came before us and fought for the rights that I have today. Thanks you for your bravery and your strength

I don’t believe there were one or two leaders in the civil rights movement, in my opinion they were all leaders.

@santiagovera9310

3 жыл бұрын

ok George Washington dont pull out the 9

@rodneysettle8106

3 жыл бұрын

@@santiagovera9310 I’m Australian so I don’t understand what you’re saying.

@oradixieleegalloway6380

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah,they sold us out,to sleep with white women.

@Sally150

3 жыл бұрын

@@rodneysettle8106 - 9 millimeter handgun. It is a joke on Tik Toc - it is "Woah Calm Down Jamal Don't Pull Out The Nine"

this gives me the inspiration to help people who are having problems in their life. like if they getting bullied and they want to commit suicide, i will tell them to not give up and help him get through it with nonviolents

1960 the year I was born and the young people of that time were fed up! Got to visit the museum in Greensboro and saw the counter at The old Woolworths! Thanks for your heroic sacrifice

its people like these who took a stand .. who fought for what was right that we must have so much respect and admiration for ..... They should be awarded The Purple Heart for bravery .. they went to war to fight an evil oppressor ..They are real heroes just as much as any soldier . We owe a huge debt of gratitude to people like this who fought for justice and equality for all .. Thank you for doing what you did X

I grew up in Nc. .... but why was I never taught this. I live 6 mins away from this restaurant. ... the system is rigged.

@gregorycyr9272

3 жыл бұрын

I used to live in Greensboro,moved back to Raleigh

@davidkendall589

2 жыл бұрын

We learned about it. You just weren't paying attention.

@adankpenguin7713

2 жыл бұрын

I learned about it and even took a field trip there from the next city over (Winston-Salem)

@Solvernia

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao yeah you weren't paying attention. Greensboro was my hometown and they covered this plenty of times

Be the change you want to see in the world. Inspirational stuff.

Being scared doesn't mean you aren't brave. In fact being scared to your bones but overcoming that fear to do what you think needs to be done is the essence of bravery.

My parents grew up in this era, but I don't think they learned a damn thing. When school de-segregation was a big issue in the 70/80s, they were among the white parents that pulled their kids from the public school system so we wouldn't go to school with more black kids. They didn't want to help, and they paid who-knows-how-much to the private school we attended for a few years only, just until the "threat" was gone. I have no kids to teach better, but I always vote against hate at the ballot box. I hope it helps.

@godsgirl7201

2 жыл бұрын

❤️

Born and raised in Greensboro U get a different feeling when u pass this building Lots of black history here Bennet college, a&t, just a lot for African American people to be proud of ..

I grew up in Greensboro, from 1941. In 1949, my mother took a job with a dept store across the street from Woolworth's. Sometimes, she would have lunch at Woolworth's. On Saturdays, it was a treat for me to take the (segregated) bus downtown and have lunch with her there. If there were no seats, we would stand behind someone who was nearly finished. There were no black people at the counter. As I child, I never thought much about segregation, one way or another. That was just the way it was in the Democrat "Solid South" (Jim Crow). "Colored" signs everywhere. I was away in the military during the sit-ins. Our military was no longer segregated as many black men fought for this country in WWII, Korea, and well before. I never had a problem with that. When I heard about the sit-ins, I thought that it was about time. There is no need for any of us to be at each others' throat. We are all in this together.

@godsgirl7201

2 жыл бұрын

❤️🙌🏼

wow this vid is so sad and inspiring it shows how brave the greensboro 4 were

I’m a math teacher but I would love to run this video. IN FLORIDA.

I am honored to be a part of the legacy of these four young men, the A&T Four!

@godsgirl7201

2 жыл бұрын

Me too that's my great uncle Blair Jr I'm so proud 🥲

Those 4 stools are at the Greensboro Historical Museum with more about the sit-ins. Amazing how 4 people can make such a huge impact in this country and actually start a change for the better.

I moved to Greensboro from NJ last year and visited the preserved lunch counter at the Civil Rights Museum first week I got here. The courage it took in 1960 to face all those angry white faces is awe inspiring. Those 4 who became those 20 who then become millions changed the world through persistence, dedication and commitment, and brought truth to power in a way that showed the most virulent racist how morally wrong and doomed their cause was. Don't be mistaken, there are still ignorant, hateful people who would return us to those cursed days, but they hide in the shadows because they know their thinking is cruel, defective and abhorrent. The museum just got a $2 million grant to expand and I hope it inspires future generations to STOP and SAY NO to any other injustices, government or corporate repression and prejudice of any kind.

I was 9 months old, in High Point N.C. only a few miles, Thank You Very Much

So blessed to have grown up learning this history.

As a white person I am ashamed of what people of color went through, but will forever stand for the equality of all.

@godsgirl7201

2 жыл бұрын

❤️

@SammyVideoPlex

2 жыл бұрын

Do you really want to say that? Looking at Black's, and whites who want to be black today. This is why United States, is a mess it is today. Have you drove down the street you was raised on recently?

@eowen6087

Жыл бұрын

Don't be ashamed. Just don't be the same. I am 58 and have never known racism. When in school, we were classmates, teammates, friends, just happened to be a different race. Not by choice. We had a great time, and still we get together. The girls and the guys. We are family and I genuinely love them. The racist person bears the weight themsekves. Too bad they miss out on great relationships.

@abigailk6500

Жыл бұрын

blacks?

@cressapellom4205

8 ай бұрын

Black people. We are humans not a damn color.

Bravery beyond imagination 💙

I live just barely 30 mins from here. I need to go dive into this history!

@feliciagaffney1998

2 жыл бұрын

You should! That Woolworth's is the Civil Rights Museum now.

Those doing the attacking knew the law was on they're side. For those who fought this you have my gratitude.

I'm writing an essay on this topic. Anyone have any tips?

A beautiful demonstration with a gorgeous purpose in the most foul of situations. These protestors are truly lovely.

That happen here in Chattanooga the students from Howard high school at Woolworth in the 1960s

Thank you to all those heroes.

One of a few places and events that mentions north Carolina, it's nice to see that the Greensboro sit in is recongoized

whos just here for online/in-person school lol my teachers was glitching so we are doing it on our own lol

Hi class of 2022 from Bay. Glad to see y’all are doing your work😩

@bendelgado2419

3 жыл бұрын

No work getting done here

Sick thing is this mindset still exists

@leafsfan1539

2 жыл бұрын

@None of your Business Because the worlds fucked up bro

One small step for man...one giant leap for mankind right here! Love it!

Sharing. Thank you for making this video.

Their would be more views it's just that these videos can get reported and taken down because what good would this information do right guys?; and people just keep uploading, those are the real mvps

This is what happens to an oppressed population. No one should be held back.

When is the end of black ppl to fight for themselves?

@athonybrown9921

4 жыл бұрын

Never

@dolphininwheels8307

3 жыл бұрын

Never!!

@XG-OFFICIAL-59

3 жыл бұрын

Probably never, unfortunately

This lunch counter is now in one of the museums in DC. Just can’t remember which one. DC has so many.

@nobodyr1562

2 жыл бұрын

How did they get so many lunch counters?

I could swear that the young black guy sitting in at 2:34 is none other than Marion Berry, the former mayor of D.C I know for a fact the he did participate in sit-ins while he was a college student at Fisk University in Tennessee, which was in and around this time.

this made me cry................

I've lived in the Greensboro area since 1989. Just so long as you also mention that all this Jim Crow happened in the Democratic South.

Those 4 young men were students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University! Aggie Pride

Ms. Hastings check...

Black history month school assignment

I learned this in school and there was books About it and This girl talked about it when she was little andsaw all of this when she was little

2022 happy to report lots of diversity and happiness in Greensboro today. ;)

I just want to thank all these men and women for their bravery. Our country still has a way to go but for your effort our country started the journey of healing of love and peace❤️

No race is superior over another race. We were all created equal by GOD Almighty

Courage and strength know no boundaries! We are still fighting for equality. We will continue to fight for what is written 😊❤in the Constitution for equal rights!

This sends a shiver up my spine!

Rip John Lewis🙏💔

Amen thank you Jesus god bless everyone one of your souls

Still standing for righteousness August 14 2021

@godsgirl7201

2 жыл бұрын

🙌🏼❤️

I know that’s right great job guys and we thank you 🙏

Thank you!

I am a Nonbinary person and I think I should be able to use the bathroom when I go shopping or eat at a restaurant. Some who are around don't want me to sit down and do my business where they do theirs. They refuse to use my name or my pronouns. I have soul power too. I am just as real as you are. No, I am not forcing anyone to do anything. All I want is equal rights. If you can use the facilities, wash your hands or comb your hair in front of a mirror at the gym why can't I without it being a major problem?

Aggie Pride!!!!! AGGIES DO!!!

Duke students who live in the Carolinas with family incomes of $65,000 or less, will receive full tuition grants, plus financial assistance for housing, meals and other educational expenses from the university without the need for student loans.

RIP John Lewis

@StephenLuke

2 жыл бұрын

(1940-2020)

@SammyVideoPlex

2 жыл бұрын

Rip Mr. Lewis, you lived a most wonderful life thank you ❤

Ayanna Najuma and classmates blazed the trail in 1958 in Oklahoma. The courage and determination every single warrior displayed in the Civil Rights is gobsmackjngly inspirational.

If not for the valor of these, our blacks, our _apartheid_ would have maybe gone on and on-like South Africa’s did. God bless our blacks!! 💛🙏🏼🤗

And those were the Whites who called themselves “Christian” “godly” “decent human beings.” Lol! Talk about reading the Bible. Do unto others as you’d like to be done unto.

Heros, God bless you sir

@jayskicksnfits9372

2 жыл бұрын

*Heroes*

coming from a country from the Ex Eastern Bloc, this segregation is uncomprehensive to me. Whatever broken regime we had, in the 50's and 60's international African students were supprorted in reciving their higher academic education in my counry. Many African leaders recived quality education in Eastern Europe. And now the USA is trying to teach us morales..

I am a Black man with an afro..I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior

@StephenLuke

2 жыл бұрын

Amen.

How did four college students start a revolution?

@XG-OFFICIAL-59

3 жыл бұрын

Ever heard of the Little Rock 9? They were high school students that did the same thing. Now how did high school students do it?

Its amazing a country that faught nazis in WW2 still had this going on

Fantastic video

hi ms.vickers future students

I live like 5 minutes from there

Thank you for your bravery!

We will never be like this again🤦🏾they got us even more

Thank u if not for u where would we be now!! Thank u !

🙏🏼🙏🏼💕so sad

What laws were broken ?

@allissaiman

3 жыл бұрын

i can't say for all states, but in georgia the governor passed an anti-trespassing laws if they were on private property such as a woolworth's department store

much has changed due 2 the bravery of those young people, unfortunately the stench of racism still lingers in our great country.

Well done those brave young men they are heros bless them all

Everyone knows bullies are jealous of the people they bully. They must truly hate themselves.

Very well done!

Coolness re: the lunch counter deal (and other scenarios as well). But, yeah.... Lunch counters back then were somewhat the "fast food" restaurants of the day. I was just a kid back then. But, we would stop in for coffee/toast for the parents, and as kids we'd have milk and split a piece of pie. Too expensive to each have a slice of pie, of course. It was in the South, in the late-60's. My parents were roughly middle-ground re: income. I recall them slightly grumbling over black people dining with us, but I also recall their saying it seemed reasonable enough since they (black people) were our neighbors and came over for grilling out; and I went fishing with "black" children. Also, my Dad worked for the city and generally got along well with "them". Not entirely, but generally accepting and so it goes. Somewhat horrifying, right ??? OMG. And noting, my parents were not openly welcoming; but I specifically recall them (and me) being mocked by some. Not many; most people "got it" re: what the hey... We're grilling out and playing baseball together already.... Yep. Interesting.

This is what happens when you do not know each other to find out what each other is like and not what you are told and thinking you are find out for yourself that God made all kinds of people to do something different and still be a human being that this is what God wanted it to be this way like everything else that he made that was different to

I am going to guess if you are reading this you are here for school. I hope you get a good grade if this is graded.

@zackonttv8963

3 жыл бұрын

what school u go to?

@scriptedbasic9558

3 жыл бұрын

@@zackonttv8963 I would rather not say.

@zackonttv8963

3 жыл бұрын

@@scriptedbasic9558 ok

@XG-OFFICIAL-59

3 жыл бұрын

@@zackonttv8963 why would you ask that on the internet? You're not supposed to give out private information to random people

@zackonttv8963

3 жыл бұрын

@@XG-OFFICIAL-59 cuz i was probly high

Amen!!!❤🙏

Couldn't even sit down at a lunch counter and have a damn meal. How evil can you get!

We should have focus more on building our own restaurants and supporting each other than forcing them to serve us. Economic power should always be first.

@orionb5217

2 жыл бұрын

We did that we had full black towns back then and the racist white folks burned them down destroyed them

❤️🙏🏽

4 Great men. Well done from Ireland.

This is one of the shining moments of my hometown...

WOW! 2 THINGS ARE CERTAIN. HISTORY: YOU CANNOT ERASE IT. FACTS: ARE SOLID LIKE LIMESTONE.✌🏽

They're inspiring for standing up

“We didn’t want to be martyrs. We had to do what we needed to do.”

They wanted to show what it was like to eat in a store and what was done to them in the store just for wanted to eat