Woolworth's Lunch Counter holds significant historical importance in the Civil Rights Movement. On February 1, 1960, four African American college students, known as the Greensboro Four - Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Joseph McNeil, and Franklin McCain, sat down at the whites-only lunch counter at Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina. They requested service but were refused because of their skin color.

Undeterred, the four students returned the next day, joined by more supporters. Their peaceful sit-in protest sparked a wave of similar demonstrations across the South, where African Americans and their allies sat at segregated lunch counters to challenge racial discrimination and demand equal rights. The sit-ins at Woolworth's and other establishments helped galvanize the Civil Rights Movement and led to desegregation of public facilities.

The actions of the Greensboro Four and the subsequent student-led sit-ins at Woolworth's Lunch Counter exemplify the power of nonviolent protest in the fight against racial segregation and injustice in America. The events at Woolworth's and other lunch counters played a pivotal role in the struggle for civil rights and paved the way for the dismantling of Jim Crow laws.