Greensboro Four Monument
Description: 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.
Nickname: Also known as the "February 1 Monument"
Inscription: 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.
Dedication date: 2/1/2002
Creator: James Barnhill, Sculptor
Materials & Techniques: Bronze
Sponsor: NC A&T, Chancellor James Renick
Subject notes: 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.
Location: Located in front of A&T's Dudley Memorial Building.
City: Greensboro
County: Guilford
Subjects: Educational Institutions,Historic African American Figures
