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Discover How Four Black College Students Sparked a Nationwide Civil Rights Movement, on This Date in 1960
By sitting down to lunch at a North Carolina department store, the brave men inspired many others to take part in nonviolent ...
65 years ago, four Black students sat at 'all-white' Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro
Feb. 1, 2025, marked 65 years since four Black college students sat at an all-white lunch counter at Woolworth's in ...
Greensboro community celebrates 65th anniversary of Woolworth’s sit-ins
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University hosted a celebratory breakfast to commemorate the 65th anniversary ...
Remembering the legacy of the Greensboro Four
In 1960, four students from North Carolina A&T refused to give up their seats at a lunch counter. Their actions sparked a national sit-in movement.
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This Day in History on February 1: The Greensboro Four Hold a Sit-In at Woolworth
February 1st has seen a myriad of significant events throughout history, spanning across politics, social movements, science, ...
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65th anniversary of Greensboro sit-ins
Greensboro, North Carolina marked the 65th anniversary of the sit-ins at a Woolworth lunch counter that sparked a national ...
'Blessed to be here.' Joseph McNeil, one of the Greensboro Four, returns for anniversary observance
"To be at the age when he did this, I cannot fathom how much he went through and how traumatizing it was," granddaughter ...
International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro recognized as historic landmark
Saturday will mark 65 years since four Black college students (David Richmond, Frank Mccain, Ezell Blair Junior, who is now known as Jibreel Khazan, and Joseph Mcneil) ...
Thomas Gaither, Who Chose Jail After Civil Rights Sit-ins, Dies at 86
When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No ...