WILL REMAIN ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. WELL, TODAY MARKS THE FIRST DAY OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND 63 YEARS AGO TODAY, FOUR STUDENTS FROM NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY SAT DOWN AT A WHITES ONLY LUNCH COUNTER AT WOOLWORTH’S IN GREENSBORO. IT HELPED SPARK THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. AND TODAY, 80 HELD A CELEBRATION COMMEMORATING JOSEPH MCNEIL. FRANKLIN MCCAIN, EZELL BLAIR JUNIOR, AND DAVID RICHMOND. IT ALL BEGAN WITH A BREAKFAST EARLIER THIS MORNING, ALONG WITH A MEMORIAL WREATH LAYING IN A SOCIAL JUSTICE PANEL DISCUSSION. AND LANGSTON HUGHES WAS AN INSPIRATION TO THE 84. AND SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE WAYS IN WHICH THESE FORMER SGA PRESIDENTS WERE INSPIRED, HIRED BY THE AT&T, I WANT TO START BY POSING A QUESTION TO YOU ALL. WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO CONTINUE TO TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE HUMAN CONDITION? AND THE WOOLWORTH’S IS NOW, OF COURSE, THE HOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM. LATER, STUDENTS AT WOMEN’S COLLEGE, WHICH IS NOW YOU AND C, GREENSBORO
NC A&T Four honored 63 years after their historic sit-in
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Updated: 12:24 PM EST Feb 1, 2023
North Carolina A&T State University will honor the 63rd anniversary of the "A&T Four" and their historic sit-in.On Feb. 1, 1960, four NC A&T State University freshmen chose to sit at the "whites-only" lunch counter at Woolworths on Elm Street.The four freshmen, Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Blair Jr.), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David Richmond, were refused service. They stayed at the counter until the store closed that day. In the following days and weeks, hundreds of similar non-violent demonstrations took place across the country. Woolworths would be desegregated by July 1960.The actions of the A&T Four, also known as The Greensboro Four, marked a strong point in the Civil Rights Movement.Top Stories'Your dad isn't coming home again': man leaves behind 4 kids due to gun violenceElkin City schools canceled after potential threat, officials sayWinston-Salem man killed after parking lot fight leads to shots firedWatch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsNorth Carolina A&T State University will be holding the 63rd Sit-In Anniversary Breakfast and Wreath Laying on Wednesday.The event's theme is "embracing our past, engaging our present, imagining our future."WXII 12 spoke with now NCA&T alumni Rhyann Gray."People who participated in the sit-ins were 17, 18, 19 years old. So, we literally walk on the campus of legacy," Gray said. "Our campus really thrives on that activism, social skills and things of that nature. We are the spitting image of our ancestors."Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We LoveTRENDING STORIESCheck out Very Local TV shows and live streaming.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina A&T State University will honor the 63rd anniversary of the "A&T Four" and their historic sit-in.
On Feb. 1, 1960, four NC A&T State University freshmen chose to sit at the "whites-only" lunch counter at Woolworths on Elm Street.
The four freshmen, Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Blair Jr.), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David Richmond, were refused service. They stayed at the counter until the store closed that day. In the following days and weeks, hundreds of similar non-violent demonstrations took place across the country. Woolworths would be desegregated by July 1960.
The actions of the A&T Four, also known as The Greensboro Four, marked a strong point in the Civil Rights Movement.
Top Stories
Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts
North Carolina A&T State University will be holding the 63rd Sit-In Anniversary Breakfast and Wreath Laying on Wednesday.
The event's theme is "embracing our past, engaging our present, imagining our future."
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WXII 12 spoke with now NCA&T alumni Rhyann Gray.
"People who participated in the sit-ins were 17, 18, 19 years old. So, we literally walk on the campus of legacy," Gray said. "Our campus really thrives on that activism, social skills and things of that nature. We are the spitting image of our ancestors."
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love
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Check out Very Local TV shows and live streaming.
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