Quadrennial Assembly!
About Greensboro
Exactly fifty years after four young men sat at a lunch counter that did not welcome them because of the color of their skin, the new International Civil Rights Center and Museum opens.
For more information visit their website or read these two articles:
- NPR: Fifty Years Later, N.C. Sit-In Site Becomes Museum
- Greensboro News and Record: Countless Acts of Heroism
Woolworth's Sit-In Which Inspired a Nation:
On February 1, 1960 four North Carolina A&T freshmen took a stand against segregation.
The Greensboro Four (often called the A&T four) sat peacefully at a segregated lunch counter despite numerous threats of violence.
The act of courage sparked a national sit in movement and a chain of protests that led to significant changes in segregation laws.
North Carolina A&T State University holds a sit-in anniversary breakfast every year to mark the day Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair (who now goes by Jibreel Khazan) and the late David Richmond stood up against racial segregation and un-fair treatment.
The four were just teenagers when they sat down at the segregated Woolworth's lunch counter and asked a waitress to serve them. That day a movement began. The men returned to the same Woolworth's counter each day and were soon joined by thousands of supporters and opposers, including the KKK.
Franklin McCain said in an interview earlier this month despite the chaos around him he was never afraid.
"I wasn't afraid because I was too angry to be afraid. If I were lucky I would be carted off to jail for a long long time. If I were not so lucky I would be going back to my campus in a pine box.
Woolworths de-segregated six months later. The Greensboro Four inspired sit-ins in 78 cities across the south and motivated other students to become freedom riders.
http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=118407&catid=57
WHERE IS GREENSBORO?
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HOW DO WE GET THERE?
BY PLANEGreensboro has a great airport located about ten miles from the Sheraton at Four Seasons and Koury Convention Center, the site of Quadrennial Assembly. There will be shuttle options between the airport and the Sheraton at Four Seasons and Koury Convention Center with registration.
Here are some helpful links:
Piedmont Triad International Airport
Allegiant Airlines
American Airlines
Continental Airlines
Delta Airlines
Northwest Airlines
United Airlines
US Airways
BY TRAIN
Greensboro's train station is located about six miles from the Sheraton at Four Seasons and Koury Convention Center, the Quadrennial Assembly site.
Here is a helpful link:
Amtrak Train Service
BY AUTOMOBILEGreensboro is located midway between Atlanta, GA and Washington, DC. Interstates 40 and 85 intersect just south of the city. Grab a map, a few friends, and some munchies to make a road trip out of it.
Here are some helpful links:
Mapquest
Yahoo! Maps
Google Maps
BY BUS
The Greensboro bus terminal is only five miles from the Sheraton at Four Seasons and Koury Convention Center, where we will be holding Quadrennial Assembly. Chartering a bus from your home region may also be a possibility. If you charter, please make sure you pick a company which is interstate - it will cost less that way.
Here is a helpful link:
Greyhound Bus Lines
Coach USA
US Coachways
Star of America Bus Charters
ÿ The Sheraton at Four Seasons and Koury Convention Center of Greensboro has everything we will need for a successful Quadrennial Assembly all under one roof. Should you be so inclined, you could walk into the hotel and convention center when QA registration begins and not set foot outside until it is time to go home.
ÿ Of course, there is the Four Seasons Town Center right across the parking lot which boasts some pretty amazing shopping experiences.
ÿ The weather in North Carolina averages 74°F during June so getting outside is not such a bad idea.
ÿ If you are looking for some other things to do or more information about Greensboro, check out the Greensboro Convention and Visitors Bureau. It is very possible that they may have more information about the city of Greensboro than you need.
A Greensboro Video:
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