The Greensboro Four were a group of four African American college students who staged a sit-in protest at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina on February 1, 1960. The four students - Ezell Blair Jr. (later known as Jibreel Khazan), David Richmond, Franklin McCain, and Joseph McNeil - were students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

The students were inspired by the nonviolent resistance tactics of civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi, and they decided to take action against the segregation policies that denied them service at the whites-only lunch counter. Their peaceful protest sparked a wave of sit-ins and demonstrations across the South, leading to the desegregation of many public facilities.

The Greensboro Four's courageous act of defiance played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement and helped to galvanize the fight against racial segregation and discrimination in the United States. Their legacy continues to inspire generations of activists fighting for social justice and equality.