The Greensboro Four were a group of four African American college students who played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. On February 1, 1960, Ezell Blair Jr. (later known as Jibreel Khazan), David Richmond, Franklin McCain, and Joseph McNeil, all students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina, walked into a Woolworth's department store and sat down at the whites-only lunch counter.

Despite being refused service, the four students remained seated at the lunch counter in a peaceful protest against segregation and discrimination. Their sit-in inspired a wave of similar demonstrations across the South, sparking the sit-in movement that became a key strategy in the fight for civil rights. The Greensboro Four's actions and the resulting national attention helped to galvanize support for desegregation efforts and were instrumental in bringing about the integration of public facilities in the United States.