Mims in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Greensboro Sit-Ins

Nonviolent Protests in Greensboro, North Carolina

— Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Memorial Park —

Greensboro Sit-Ins Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 21, 2021

1. Greensboro Sit-Ins Marker

Inscription.
The Greensboro Sit-Ins were non-violent protests in Greensboro, North Carolina, which lasted from February 1, 1960 to July 25, 1960. The protests led to the Woolworth Department Store chain ending its policy of racial segregation in its stores in the southern United States. The Greensboro Sit-Ins were the first prominent sit-ins of the civil rights movement.

The “Greensboro Four,” the four young black men who staged the first sit-ins in Greensboro -Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain, and Joseph McNeil – were students at North Carolina and Agricultural and Technical College. They were influenced by the non-violent protest teachings and strategies of Mohandas Gandhi, as well as the early freedom rides organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in 1947. On February 1, 1960, the four sat down at the lunch counter inside the Woolworth store. Woolworth’s lunch counter policy was to serve white’s only and the staff, which included black employees, refused the four men service. The store manager, Clarence Harris, asked them to leave, but the four men stayed until the store closed that night.

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Woolworth’s finally served blacks at its lunch counter on July 25, 1960, when manager Clarence Harris asked four black Woolworth’s employees – Geneva Tisdale, Susie Morrison, Anetha Jones, and Charles Best – to change out of their uniforms and into street clothes. The employees then ordered a meal at the lunch counter, becoming the first African Americans to be served at Woolworth’s.

Erected by Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Memorial Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is February 1, 1960.

Location. 28° 39.293′ N, 80° 50.786′ W. Marker is in Mims, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from Freedom Avenue 0.3 miles south of Parker Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located within the Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Memorial Park and Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2180 Freedom Avenue, Mims FL 32754, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s Space Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 21, 2021

2. Greensboro Sit-Ins Marker

Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: James, General Daniel “Chappie”, Jr. (1920–1978) (a few steps from this marker); The Tallahassee Bus Boycott (a few steps from this marker); Mitchelville, South Carolina (within shouting distance of this marker); Ocoee Race Riots - 1920 (within shouting distance of this marker); Medgar Evers (within shouting distance of this marker); 99th Fighter Squadron (within shouting distance of this marker); Juneteenth (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Memorial Homesite (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mims.

Also see . . .
1. Greensboro Sit-Ins (1960). (Submitted on July 25, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Harry

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T. & Harriette V. Moore Memorial Park and Museum. Brevard County website entry (Submitted on June 19, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,211 times since then and 124 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.