Sit-in

A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more persons nonviolently occupying an area for protest, often political, social, or economic change. Sit-ins were first employed by Mahatma Gandhi in Indian independence movement and were later expanded on by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others during the American Civil Rights Movement. In the 1960s students used this method of protest during the student movements such as the protests in Germany.

Related terms

• teach-in
• kneel-in, a black protest against segregration, taking place in white-only churches.
• swim-in, taking place in white-only pools.
• stand-in
• work-in
• Bed-In, peace campaign by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969.
• Die-in