February One

 

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Left To Right: Franklin McCain, John Kelly, unidentified woman, unidentified man, Chancellor Edward Fort, Harold Martin, unidentified man, Richard Moore

Hairston, Otis, "Group Photo" (2018). A&T Four: A Closer Look. 20.
https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atfour/20

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Three of the A&T Four. Left to Right: David Richmond, Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain

Hairston, Otis, "Three of the A&T Four" (2018). A&T Four: A Closer Look. 21.
https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atfour/21

February One is a monument dedicated to Ezell Blair, jr., Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond who were collectively known as the Greensboro Four. The Greensboro Four were a group of A & T students who on February 1st, 1960 staged a sit-in in Greensboro at Woolworth in protest of the company’s policy of segregating its lunch counters. Not long after their protest, sit-ins became a significant aspect of the Civil Rights Movement and began occurring across the South, including the North Carolina cities of Charlotte, Durham, and Winston-Salem.

James Barnhill was commissioned by A & T University to create these four larger-than-life sculptures out of bronze in 2002. Barnhill is a native of Asheville, North Carolina and has contributed several other sculptures to Greensboro’s public art.

 Location: Dowdy Bldg, Greensboro, NC 27401

Photos taken by Lynn Donovan and Action Greensboro

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Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair), bottom left, in a group photo of student government class representatives. From left to right, standing: Wallace Wortham, Donald McClure, Robert Muldrow, Jerome Baker, Carl Leonard, Edward Murphy, Seated: Ezelle Blair and John Brooks.

Ayantee, "Jibreel Khazan(Ezell Blair) in Group Photo" (1961). A&T Four: A Closer Look. 32.
https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atfour/32

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Photo of Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair, Jr.) receiving award

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, "Photo of Jibreel Khazan Receiving Award (Ezell Blair, Jr.)" (1961). A&T Four: A Closer Look. 24.
https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atfour/24

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Clipping of a photo of Ezell Blair Jr ,. SGA President from the 1962 A&T College Register.

A&T Register, "A&T College Register Photo of Ezell Blair Jr. SGA President" (1962). A&T Four: A Closer Look. 2.
https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atfour/2