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GREENSBORO NEWS
Museum founders and supporters realize a long-held dream
Highlighted by a brief ceremony prayed over by the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., a collection of events celebrated the grand opening of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in the same building where 50 years earlier four students launched a movement that changed the nation.
“We thank you for this moment,” Jackson, who was among many of the day’s speakers urging participants to let the example of the A&T Four inspire action in their own lives, said in his invocation. “We thank you for the fullness of time. We thank you for using four children to convey your peace – as instruments of your peace. … Let this become a ...Click here for the full article

A&T celebrates Unsung Heroes of Civil Rights Movement
As the festivities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the 1960 Woolworth’s Sit-ins began, the North Carolina A&T State University Alumni Association and university officials honored 16 alumni, friends and faculty members who have made significant contributions to the progression of civil rights in Greensboro and around the world. These unsung heroes were honored at a luncheon Friday, Jan. 29, at the Memorial Union Stalling’s Ballroom. Leonora C. Bryant with alumni affairs presided.
The unsung heroes were selected based on their contributions toward equal rights and equal opportunities for ...Click here for the full article

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