Sit-ins Sentence Examples

He led mass sit-ins in 1961 that brought him a two-month prison sentence, which was reduced to seven days on health grounds.

James Farmer became National Director of the Congress of Racial Equality in 1953 and he helped organize student sit-ins during 1961.

In January, the Anonymous Digital Coalition issued a plan for virtual sit-ins on five web sites of Mexico City financial corporations.

The 1969 political unrest gave way to sit-ins and teach-ins around the country as students and other individuals took part in the grassroots effort to raise awareness of many issues they found important.