Greensboro Four Monument, Greensboro
This monument provides a larger-than-life portrayal of Jibreel Khazan (then known as Ezell Blair Jr.), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David Richmond, four NC A&T students who became known as the “Greensboro Four” for their sit-in at Woolworth's department store in 1960. The figures are depicted walking out of Woolworth's after their protest. Located in front of NC A&T’s Dudley Building, the statue took more than 6,000 pounds of clay to create and stands fifteen feet tall. NC A&T Chancellor James Renick proposed the idea in 2001.
Under each figure, names from left to right: David Richmond | Franklin McCain | Ezell Blair Jr. (Jibreel Khazan) | Joseph McNeil
Front: FEBRUARY 1 / These four A&T Freshmen envisioned and carried out the lunch counter sit-in / of February 1, 1960 in downtown Greensboro. Their courageous act against /
social injustice inspired similar progress across the nation and is remembered as /
a defining moment in the struggle for civil rights.
North Carolina A&T
February 1, 2002
36.074760 , -79.777610
View in Geobrowse
Foreman, Allison. “Courage Cast in Bronze - N.C. A&T Celebrates Four Famous Patrons of a Segregated Lunch Counter and the Great Changes They Wrought," Greensboro News & Record, February 2, 2002
Huaman, Jaime. "Greensboro Four: David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr. (Jibreel Khazan), Joe McNeil," NCpedia.org, (accessed August 29, 2017) Link
Moore, T.J. "Sculptor Captures Essence of History," A&T Register, November 7, 2001, (accessed February 1, 2012) Link
St. Clair, Randy. “Larger than Life," A&T Register, February 6, 2002, (accessed February 1, 2012) Link
Stoesen, Alexander R. "Greensboro Sit-Ins," NCpedia.org, (accessed August 29, 2017) Link
Upton, Dell. "African-American Monuments and Memorials," from “Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina”, http://docsouth.unc.edu/commland/, (accessed May 16, 2012) Link
“N.C. A&T Remembers 'Greensboro Four' with New Statue,” Black Issues in Higher Education 19.1 (2002)
“The Sit-In Movement, 1960. This selective guide is designed to assist you in finding information from the F. D. Bluford Library on aspects of the Sit-In Movement in Greensboro, NC in 1960,” Bluford Library, North Carolina A&T State, (accessed Feb 9, 2024) Link
Yes
Bronze
NC A&T, Chancellor James Renick
Also known as the “February One Monument”
The “Greensboro Four” were four NC A&T freshmen who sat down at the lunch counter of Woolworth’s department store on February 1, 1960. Woolworth’s at that time was “standing-only” for African Americans. Their sit-in helped launch a wave of similar demonstrations across the country.
Located in front of Dudley Memorial Building on A&T campus, at 1601 E. Market Street Greensboro, NC 27411.
The memorial stands on a raised island-shape green lawn on University Circle.
Know anything else about this monument that isn't mentioned here? If you have additional information on
this or any other monument in our collection fill out the form at the Contact Us link in the footer. Thank you.
