A fight for much more than a hamburger The willingness of these four young men - 'the Greensboro Four' - to defy Jim Crow publicly inspired their generation. Within days, several hundred students from the area's black colleges and high schools were sitting-in at Woolworth's, and within weeks, African American students across the South were sitting-in at segregated facilities. By the end of the year, more than fifty thousand students, mostly African American and mostly in the South had taken part in the sit-ins. Miss Ella Baker, the guiding force behind the most daring civil rights organization of the Sixties, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), which came into being as a direct result of the sit-ins, exp... Greensboro Four Efforts Commemorated By International Civil Rights Center & Museum ... a facility that has been located in the historic 1929 FW Woolworth building, which is the same building where the Greensboro Four made history. ... A civil rights history for kids It is followed by a civil rights timeline and a bit more detailed essay about the Greensboro Four. "SIT-IN" is a good introduction to the expansive, ... Students Reflect on Greensboro Four Sit-Ins WFMY News 2's Tracey McCain takes us to Hampton Leadership Academy where the impact of the Greensboro Four Sit-ins is just as relevant today as it was 50 ... Snow Won't Delay NC A&T Commemorative Sit-In March Greensboro, NC - On Monday members of the NC A&T Aggie community will march from the campus to the Woolworth's building downtown just as the Greensboro Four ... Greensboro & the Triad's most trusted source for local news and analysis 4, 11, 18, 25, The Sanctuary, 1150 Revolution Mill Drive, Suite, 7, Greensboro. Four-week class taught by professional illustrator for beginning to ... Others Played Key Roles in Sit-In's Success GREENSBORO, NC - Although the Greensboro Four deserve much of the credit for igniting the sit-in movement, there were several ... Social Media Proving A Powerful Tool For Activists, Sit-In Museum Greensboro, NC -- In just four days, people from all over the world will celebrate the actions of the Greensboro Four. Their activism changed the face of ... Greensboro & the Triad's most trusted source for local news and analysis “It was a lot more than public accommodations,” McNeil, one of the three remaining members of the Greensboro Four, told labor union activists at the Koury ...

Greensboro & the Triad's most trusted source for local news and analysis It takes me a few minutes, but it finally dawns, and I haltingly ask, "Franklin, were you one of the Greensboro Four?" We talked about Greensboro and the ...