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North Carolina: The A&T 4 Sit Down

North Carolina: The A&T 4 Sit Down

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This is the North Carolina Civil Rights Trail podcast. A series where historians and experts help us explore significant events in African American history that happened in the state. This is the second of three episodes. And in it, we’re going to learn about how four young men protesting at a department store lunch counter in Greensboro, NC, influenced generations.

Learn more about the sites on the North Carolina Civil Rights Trail by visiting: 

  • VisitNC.com/Civil-Rights
  • North Carolina African American Heritage Commission
  • CivilRightsTrail.com

The episode features the voices and perspectives of: 

  • Cassandra Williams, Tour Guide, International Civil Rights Center and Museum
  • Torren Gatson, Asst. Professor of History, UNC-Greensboro
  • Robert "Pat" Patterson, Sr., former student at NC A&T
  • Charles Bess, former busboy at Woolworths in Greensboro
  • Roslyn Smith, former Bennett College student
  • Yvonne Johnson, former Bennett College student
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