Greensboro
Greensboro 4 Sit-In Mural at Windsor Recreation Center, Greensboro; credit Visit Greensboro
Greensboro gushes Black beauty and culture but is also home to North Carolina A&T University, which ignited the Civil Rights Movement when four black students sat at a whites-only lunch counter.
History
Quaker cousins Levi & Vestal Coffin formed the Grand Central Terminal of the Underground Railroad
Cultural Sites
International Civil Rights Center & Museum evolved from the historic F.W. Woolworth Building
Restaurants
The dining and black-owned choices are slim but fruitful
Kids on the Blaster Boat ride at Greensboro Wet ‘n Wild; credit Visit Greensboro
Shops
Black-owned Greensboro shops took a beating through the pandemic, here’s what’s left
Heritage Sites
The First Lunch Counter Sit-in energized the Civil Rights Movement became with non-violent activism
General Attractions
Downtown Arts District with General Historical Museum and Blandwood Mansion make for afternoon sites
Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-Ins
1 February 1960, four North Carolina A&T students sat at the segregated Woolworth lunch counter
John Coltrane Monument in his native High Point, NC; source Wiki Commons
Family Attractions
A children’s museum, toy museum, water park, science center & miniature golf courses dot the region
The Arts
Blandwood transformed from an antebellum plantation to a mansion built by black craftsmen
Trivia & Famous Residents
In this 1.2 million population metro area, about 250,000 residents are African Americans