Why were the student run sit ins during the civil rights movement so significant for the civil rights movement? time peroid 1954-1968

Academic style: Chicago style 17th edition (To site use footnotes) here you will build your argument with primary sources.

The prompt question is, why were the student run sit ins during the civil rights movement so significant for the civil rights movement? time peroid 1954-1968

Compare and contrast the sources arguments. the arguments have to be mixed in the paragraphs. No source should be alone in a paragraph.