THE SIT-IN MOVEMENT
In the days after February 1, 1960, the sit-ins spread like wildfire throughout the South. Within three months, sit-ins were taking place in more than 55 cities in 13 states.
Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) inspired legions of protestors of every race and gender to join the movement. By the end of March 1960, the sit-in movement had spread to more than 55 cities in 13 states.
| DATE STARTED | CITY | HBCUs PRODUCING SIT-IN STUDENT LEADERS |
| Feb. 1, 1960 | Greensboro, N.C. | N.C. A&T University |
| Feb. 8, 1960 | Durham, N.C. | North Carolina College at Durham |
| Fayetteville, N.C. | Fayetteville State Teachers College | |
| Winston-Salem, N.C. | Winston-Salem Teachers College | |
| Feb. 9, 1960 | Charlotte, N.C. | Johnson C. Smith University |
| Concord, N.C. | Barber-Scotia College | |
| Elizabeth City, N.C. | Elizabeth City State Teachers College | |
| Henderson, N.C. | ||
| High Point, N.C. | ||
| Feb. 10, 1960 | Raleigh, N.C. | Saint Augustine's College |
| Shaw University | ||
| Feb. 11, 1960 | Hampton, Va. | Hampton University |
| Portsmouth, Va. | ||
| Feb. 12, 1960 | Rock Hill, S.C. | Clinton-Junior College |
| Feb. 13, 1960 | Nashville, Tenn. | Fisk University |
| Tallahassee, Fla. | Florida A&M University | |
| Feb. 14, 1960 | Sumter, S.C. | Morris College |
| Feb. 16, 1960 | Salisbury, N.C. | Livingstone College |
| Feb. 17, 1960 | Chapel Hill, N.C. | |
| Feb. 18, 1960 | Charleston, S.C. | |
| Shelby, N.C. | ||
| Feb. 19, 1960 | Chattanooga, Tenn. | |
| Feb. 20, 1960 | Richmond, Va. | Virginia Union University |
| Feb. 22, 1960 | Baltimore, Md. | Coppin State Teachers College |
| Frankfort, Ky. | State Normal School for Colored Persons | |
| Feb. 24, 1960 | Montgomery, Ala. | Alabama State College |
| Orangeburg, S.C. | Clafin College | |
| Feb. 26, 1960 | Lexington, Ky. | |
| Petersburg, Va. | Virginia State College | |
| Tuskegee, Ala. | Tuskegee Institute | |
| Feb. 27, 1960 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| March 2, 1960 | Columbia, S.C. | Allen University |
| Benedict College | ||
| Daytona Beach, Fla. | Bethune-Cookman College | |
| St. Petersburg, Fla. | ||
| March 4, 1960 | Houston, Texas | Texas Southern University |
| Miami, Fla. | Florida Memorial College | |
| March 7, 1960 | Knoxville, Tenn. | Knoxville College |
| March 8, 1960 | New Orleans | Dillard University |
| Southern University | ||
| March 10, 1960 | Little Rock, Ar. | Arkansas Baptist College |
| March 11, 1960 | Austin, Texas | Huston-Tillotson College |
| Galveston, Texas | ||
| March 12, 1960 | Jacksonville, Fla. | Edward Waters College |
| March 13, 1960 | San Antonio, Texas | |
| March 15, 1960 | Atlanta, Ga. | Clark College |
| Morehouse College | ||
| Morris Brown College | ||
| Spelman College | ||
| Corpus Christi, Texas | ||
| St. Augustine, Fla. | ||
| Statesville, N.C. | ||
| March 16, 1960 | Savannah, Ga. | Savannah State College |
| March 17, 1960 | New Bern, N.C. | |
| March 19, 1960 | Memphis, Tenn. | Owen Junior College |
| Wilmington, N.C. | ||
| Arlington, Va. | ||
| March 26, 1960 | Lynchburg, Va. | |
| March 28, 1960 | Baton Rouge, La. | Southern University |
| New Orleans, La. | Xavier University | |
| March 29, 1960 | Marshall, Texas | Wiley College |
| March 31, 1960 | Birmingham, Ala. | Wenonah State Technical Institute |
| Miles College | ||
| April 2, 1960 | Danville, Va. | |
| April 4, 1960 | Darlington, S.C. | |
| April 9, 1960 | Augusta, Ga. | Paine College |
| April 12, 1960 | Norfolk, Va. | Norfolk Division - Virginia State College |
| April 17, 1960 | Biloxi, Miss. | |
| April 23, 1960 | Starkville, Miss. | |
| April 24, 1960 | Charleston, S.C. | |
| April 28, 1960 | Dallas, Texas | Paul Quinn College |