The International Civil Rights Museum, located at 134 South Elm Street, was founded in 2010. The first Woolworth opened in 1879, and the Greensboro Woolworth in 1929. The Greensboro sit-ins took place there in 1960, when four NCA&T college students weren't going to take no for an answer with respect to their being able to order from the lunch counter.
In the above photo, the museum looks quiet and empty. However, during special events, the building is packed. It gets over 70,000 visitors annually. Greensboro played an important role in the Civil Rights movement in the 1960's. It is important that this history be remembered. If you have never visited the museum, you owe it to yourself to do so. Happy Monday!
A good use for the building given its history.
Posted by: William Kendall | Monday, July 15, 2019 at 11:33 AM