International Civil Rights Museum
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Address
134 South Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
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Animating the iconic F.W. Woolworth's landmark, the International Civil Rights Center & Museum opened in 2010 as a comprehensive museum of the Civil Rights Movement and an innovative educational organization devoted to understanding and advancing civil and human rights in this country and the world. It commemorates the Feb. 1, 1960, sit-ins at a whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro by four Black college students from North Carolina A&T State University — David Richmond, Frank McCain, Ezell Blair, and Joseph McNeil. Their non-violent direct action, in conjunction with their colleagues at Bennett College, ignited the Sit-In Movement that renewed the Civil Rights Movement as a whole, challenging the Americans to make good on promises of personal equality and civic inclusion enunciated in the Constitution. The ICRCM commemorates the brave and visionary advocacy of full citizenship and social justice.
Nearby Food & Drink
- Miches Lokas119 South Elm Street (151 feet E)
- The Grand GSO117 South Elm Street (174 feet E)
- Limelight113 South Elm Street (231 feet NE)
- Jimmy John's216 South Elm Street (252 feet S)
Nearby Shopping
- Oscar Oglethorpe Optometry226 South Elm Street (339 feet S)
- Schiffman's Jewelers225 South Elm Street (402 feet SE)
- The District GSO231 South Elm Street (498 feet SE)
- Greene St. Mart107 North Greene Street (502 feet NW)
Nearby Arts, Entertainment, & Culture
- One Thirteen Brewhouse + Rooftop Bar113 North Greene Street (596 feet NW)
- African American Atelier Inc.200 North Davie Street (981 feet NE)
- Art Alliance of Greensboro200 North Davie Street (981 feet NE)
- Center for Visual Artists200 North Davie Street (981 feet NE)