60 YEARS AGO STUDENTS LAUNCHED SIT-IN MOVEMENT
The brave freshmen from NC A&T, would later be adorned with the iconic label of the “Greensboro Four”. […]
Joseph McNeil
SCHOOL NAMED FOR WILLISTON CLASS OF ’59 PIONEER
Barbara’s association with Liberia dates to her serving there in the Peace Corps after graduating from Johnson C. Smith University. Her early assignment was to teach mathematics to students and teachers. […]
Is Greensboro’s civil rights museum being treated fairly?
With a small, but dedicated, staff of four full-time and seven part-time employees, serving over 70,000 visitors from around the world annually, Swaine says, given all of the obstacles the ICRCM has faced, it is committed, in the spirit of the movement, to “overcome.” […]
Greensboro four member hails Wilmington Ten
Upon reflection of what he considers to have been the “tragedy” that beset the Wilmington Ten over 40 years ago, Joseph McNeil says their false imprisonment and decades-long wait to be finally declared innocent of any crimes, is something that should never be forgotten, and could have easily happened to others standing up for racial equality during that time. […]