ON Feb. 1, 1960, four black college students came and sat in at an all-white lunch counter and did not get served. Some whites did not like it, but the black people loved it. So that's why they came back again. The four blacks wanted to get equal rights and be able to eat at any restaurant they wanted to. Some whites were against integration because they wanted the races to be separated. The blacks got stronger. They kept bringing more and more friends. The kids got involved; that's what made it a success. The black people came out with a victory. The blacks got to eat at the same lunch counter with the whites. The whole thing was a big success.

One of the students was named Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair, Jr.). He went to North Carolina A&T State. He was a very smart student. He was the president of his junior class and the student government. Then he went to law school at Howard University for almost a year. Another one of the students was Franklin Eugene McCain. He was born in Union County. He also went to North Carolina A&T State University. He graduated in 1964. Another one of the students was Joseph Alfred McNeil. He also went to school at North Carolina State University. He had a roommate named Scott who participated in a sit-in also. McNeil was in the U.S. Air Force. Another one of the students was David Richmond. He also went to North Carolina A&T. He is married and divorced. He has a son who plays football for Wake Forest University.