On February 1st, 1960 in Greensboro, North Carolina, four A&T freshmen students, Ezell Blair, Jr. (Jibreel Khazan), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David Richmond walked downtown and “sat - in” at the whites–only lunch counter at F.W. Woolworth’s store. They refused to leave when denied service and stayed until the store closed. Their brave actions led to the desegregation of the Woolworth's lunch counter in July 1960 and made a significant impact on other events in civil rights history.
This collection, A&T Four: A Closer Look, contains photographs, newspaper clippings, publication excerpts, and other documents from the University Archives that tell a story of the A&T Four as students, their legacy, and the many ways they are honored throughout the community.
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Joseph McNeil Citation for Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humanities
Charles D. Bussey
Photocopy of citation for Honorary Doctor of Humanities Degree for Joseph Alfred McNeil by Charles D. Bussey, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
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Original Sit-In Participants Honored on Anniversary
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
An article from A&T Today, Alumni Newsletter, reporting on the 20th anniversary of the Sit-In Movement. The article includes a photograph of original sit-in participants and Dr. Velma Speight
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A&T Today, Woolworth's Revisited
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Richard Moore
A&T Today covering the reunion of the A&T Four in 1973. The cover is a picture of the original sit-in participants - Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair, Jr.), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond - at the F.W. Woolworth's. The table of contents includes an editor's note about the reunion. The one-page article, "Woolworth's Revisited", discusses the details of the reunion at the F.W. Woolworth's.
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A&T College Register Photo of Ezell Blair Jr. SGA President
A&T Register
Clipping of a photo of Ezell Blair Jr ,. SGA President from the 1962 A&T College Register.
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Jibreel Khazan(Ezell Blair) in Group Photo
Ayantee
Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair), bottom left, in a group photo of student government class representatives. From left to right, standing: Wallace Wortham, Donald McClure, Robert Muldrow, Jerome Baker, Carl Leonard, Edward Murphy, Seated: Ezelle Blair and John Brooks.
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Photo of Jibreel Khazan Receiving Award (Ezell Blair, Jr.)
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Photo of Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair, Jr.) receiving award
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Annual Report of President Warmoth T. Gibbs to the Board of Trustees
Warmoth T. Gibbs
Page 5 of President Warmoth T. Gibbs’ annual report to the Board of Trustees submitted on May 29, 1960. The report entails Dr. Gibbs’ response to the Sit-Ins.