The "Lunch Counter Sit-ins" were a form of nonviolent protest during the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Activists, primarily African American students, would sit at segregated lunch counters and request service, challenging the discriminatory policies that denied them access. These sit-ins aimed to raise awareness about racial inequality and promote desegregation in public spaces. The first major sit-in took place in February 1960 in Greensboro, North Carolina, when four students from North Carolina A&T State University sat at a whites-only counter. Their actions inspired similar protests across the country, leading to increased public support for the Civil Rights Movement and significant changes in laws regarding segregation.