February 1, 1960: The four students make their first stand as they sit at the all-whites counter at Woolworth's.
February 2, 1960: The four return, this time with 16 others from North Carolina A&T.
February 3, 1960: Fifty students come to Woolworth's, as well as some white students from Greensboro College.
February 5, 1960: So many students were now participating that some students sat in at S.H. Kress, a block down the road. They too were denied service.
February 6, 1960: Several hundred students flock to Woolworth's, where the police eventually clear them out.
February 10, 1960: Students in Rock Hill and Orangeburg, South Carolina join in the protests.
February 12, 1960: Forty-three students are arrested for trespassing in Raleigh, N.C.
February 13, 1960: Forty students sit-in Woolworth's in Nashville, Tennessee during a snowstorm.
March 14, 1960: Seven hundred protesters marched to the Woolworth's in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Over 500 were arrested.
February 1, 1961: Over 50,000 people have participated in events since the first sit-ins; 3,600 were estimated to have been arrested.