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title: "Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four sit-in during Black History Month."
identifier: "118-HRES-1035"
congress: 118
bill_number: 1035
bill_type: "HRES"
version_code: "ih"
version_type: "Introduced in House"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/118/bills/hres/1035"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1035"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T03:58:28.879Z"
---
Whereas, February 1, 2024, is the 64th anniversary of the Greensboro Four sit-in;Whereas, February 1, 2024, also marks the beginning of Black History month, and the United States celebration of the contributions of Black Americans to the Nation’s rich history and culture;Whereas Joseph McNeil, Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Blair, Jr.), Franklin McCain, and David Richmond are the members of the Greensboro Four;Whereas the Greensboro Four attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University;Whereas the Greensboro Four were refused service at the F.W. Woolworth cafeteria in Greensboro, North Carolina, on February 1, 1960;Whereas the Greensboro Four ignited a movement to challenge racial inequality throughout the South;Whereas the Greensboro Four were joined by female students from Bennett College and Greensboro Women’s College;Whereas the sit-ins spread nationwide with over 700,000 people participating, including students, clergymen, and citizens, both White and Black;Whereas the protests resulted in more than 3,000 arrests;Whereas the Greensboro Four remained peaceful throughout the 6-month sit-in; andWhereas the Woolworth Lunch Counter was integrated on July 26, 1960: Now, therefore, be itThat the House of Representatives—
  - (1) recognizes the Greensboro Four for their contribution to the civil rights movement and the significant role they played as a catalyst for the mobilization of college students in the civil rights movement coalescing in the formation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee;
  - (2) recognizes that ethnic and racial diversity of the United States enriches and strengthens the Nation;
  - (3) recognizes the continued importance of sit-ins as an effective form of nonviolent resistance to spur positive social change; and
  - (4) encourages all States to include in their educational curriculum the history and contributions of the Greensboro Four.