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Bennett College students protest in downtown Greensboro in 1960.

Books

Bennett College alumna's book 'Belles of Liberty' highlights the role of women in Greensboro sit-ins

Amy Diaz

The International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro is holding a book launch Saturday for “Belles of Liberty: Gender, Bennett College and the Civil Rights Movement in Greensboro, North Carolina."

The interior of Harrison Auditorium on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University campus was half full for the memorial service for alumnus Joseph McNeil. His smiling image was projected on a large on-stage screen.

Race

NC A&T community honors and memorializes civil rights icon Joseph McNeil

David Ford

A memorial service was held at NC A&T's Harrison Auditorium on Thursday for alumnus and civil rights leader Major General Joseph McNeil. He died on September 4, 2025, at the age of 83.

Frances Herbin Lewis and her son, Terence Lewis

Education

N.C. A&T community celebrates 65th anniversary of civil rights sit-in

Amy Diaz

Feb. 1 marks the 65th anniversary of when four North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University freshmen staged a sit-in at a Greensboro lunch counter to fight segregation.

Attendees gathered around the February One monument

Education

NC A&T commemorates 64th anniversary of civil rights sit-in with conversation about social justice

Amy Diaz

Sixty-four years ago, four North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University freshmen staged a sit-in at a Woolworth in Greensboro to fight segregation. The school commemorated the anniversary today with a conversation about social justice.

Race

Middle College at NC A&T will be renamed to honor students who led sit-in

Neal Charnoff

The Middle College at North Carolina A&T State University will change its name to honor four former students whose sit-in made civil rights history. The…