GREENSBORO, N.C. — More than 65 years later, Charles Bess is one of the few people left who can still describe what it was like to watch the A&T Four sit down at the whites-only Woolworth’s lunch ...
It is a plus to hear from baby boomers when a story brings back memories from their youthful days. Sometimes these memories are bittersweet. Following my Berkshire Eagle story on Pittsfield’s ...
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Joseph McNeil, one of four North Carolina college students whose occupation of a racially segregated Woolworth's lunch counter 65 years ago helped spark nonviolent civil rights sit ...
Joseph McNeil was one of four North Carolina A&T University students that staged a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter in 1960. The protests by the four students inspired other demonstrations in the ...
The lunch counters at Woolworth's department stores hold a significant place in American history. Though they first emerged around 1923 in New Albany, Indiana, Woolworth luncheonettes are perhaps most ...
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