The plural form of sit-in is sit-ins.
Sit-ins were a common form of protest in the 1960s. People used to be arrested for participating in sit-ins.
Nashville sit-ins happened in 1960.
Sit ins and Freedom Rides were advocated mostly in the South. Georgia and Tennessee are two states that were notoriously known for their sit ins and Freedom Rides.
The success of the lunch counter sit-ins led to the Freedom Rides in 1961.
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To demand that businesses let people sit where they want
An organized protest demonstration in which participants seat themselves in an appropriate place and refuse to move.
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1988 when I was born
The sit-ins helped launch a new civil rights group, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
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