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20th century. 21st century. See also. References. Works cited. Timeline of Greensboro, North Carolina. The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
The International Civil Rights Center & Museum (ICRCM) is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Its building formerly housed the Woolworth's, the site of a nonviolent protest in the civil rights movement. Four students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) started the Greensboro sit-ins at a ...
The history of Atlanta dates back to 1836, when Georgia decided to build a railroad to the U.S. Midwest and a location was chosen to be the line's terminus. The stake marking the founding of "Terminus" was driven into the ground in 1837 (called the Zero Mile Post).
The Atlanta sit-ins were a series of sit-ins that took place in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Occurring during the sit-in movement of the larger civil rights movement, the sit-ins were organized by the Committee on Appeal for Human Rights, which consisted of students from the Atlanta University Center.
The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park covers about 35 acres (0.14 km 2) and includes several sites in Atlanta, Georgia related to the life and work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Within the park is his boyhood home, and Ebenezer Baptist Church — the church where King was baptized and both he and his father, Martin ...
Nov. 26: Col. Luther J. Glenn is appointed commander of the Atlanta Post. 9 : 182. Dec. 5: Cap. Thomas L. Dodd is appointed the Provost-Marshal. 9 : 182. Dec 7: Gen. W. P. Howard sends his report to Governor Brown on the destruction of Atlanta. 9 : 182–185 10 : 407–412.
The Atlanta History Center is a history museum and research center located in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia. The Museum was founded in 1926, and has a large campus featuring historic gardens and houses, including Swan House, Smith Farm, and Wood Family Cabin. Atlanta History Center's Midtown Campus includes the Margaret Mitchell ...
Segregated businesses. The sit-in movement, sit-in campaign, or student sit-in movement, was a wave of sit-ins that followed the Greensboro sit-ins on February 1, 1960, led by students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical Institute (A&T). [1] The sit-in movement employed the tactic of nonviolent direct action and was a pivotal event ...