Greensboro Four Quote Center
Directions:
Researchers often analyze famous quotes in order to learn more about a time period or event. Below are some tips and questions to guide your work in this center.
1. Read the quote.
2. Begin writing any ideas you have in response to this quote.
3. You might use the following prompts to help you get started:
1. Read the quote.
2. Begin writing any ideas you have in response to this quote.
3. You might use the following prompts to help you get started:
- I notice…
- I think…
- I wonder…
- I know...
- This connects to...
"Fifteen seconds after [I sat down at the counter]... I had the most wonderful feeling. I had a feeling of liberation, restored manhood. I had a natural high. And I truly felt almost invincible. Mind you, I was just sitting on a dumb stool and not having asked for service yet."
- Frankline McCain, one of the Greensboro Four
- Frankline McCain, one of the Greensboro Four