International Civil Rights Center & Museum
History Museum · Greensboro, North Carolina
The F. W. Woolworth store on South Elm Street, where on 1 February 1960 four freshmen from North Carolina A&T - Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair Jr. and David Richmond - sat down at the whites-only lunch counter and refused to leave. The next day there were twenty. Within weeks the tactic had spread across the South. The building is a National Historic Landmark and the counter is still in it, in the room where it happened.
134 South Elm Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, 27401, United States
Generally 10 AM to 6 PM Monday to Saturday and afternoons on Sunday, with reduced winter hours; closed some Mondays and major holidays. ⚠ ACCESS IS BY GUIDED TOUR ON A TIMED SCHEDULE - you do not wander this museum freely, and tours run at set intervals through the day. Booking ahead is strongly advised and essential for groups. The 1 February anniversary of the sit-in brings the fullest programming.
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