International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro preserves history of Greensboro Four 65 years later
Remembrances are happening January 31 and February 1, marking the 65th anniversary of the Greensboro sit-ins. The building ...
NC A&T Honors A Civil Rights Legacy: Celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the Woolworth Sit-Ins
This weekend, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will mark the 65 th Anniversary of the Woolworth Sit-Ins./ On February 1 st, 1960, four North Carolina A&T students started a ...
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Former Woolworth building, site of sit-ins, named National Historic Landmark
"Generations after us will be able to say that's where history was made," said Guilford County Commissioners Chair Melvin ...
Reception before MLK Day service honors Essay Contest winner in Wayne County schools
The dozen winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest were recognized during a reception at Bruch Hall at Wooster ...
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 ...