Greensboro

them or people they care about. In the article titled “It was like a fever” written by Francesca Polletta they talk about various protest through time but, one seems to stick out in particular and that is the sit-ins done by college students in Greensboro, North Carolina. In the article they talk about this one so heavily because they say it was unplanned and “it was like a fever everyone wanted to go” this quote was so interesting because of their word choice. When comparing a protest to a…

example of civil disobedience based on the fact that he demonstrated a nonviolent protest against segregation which caused a several people or groups across the country to stand up to injustice within the laws of the government. For example, the Greensboro sit-in, in the film February One, was inspired by Dr.…

(1896). However, large-scale desegregation did not occur before the mid-1960s, and some resistant school systems did not start implementing credible desegregation plans until the early-1970s. In North Carolina, Robeson County School System and Greensboro City School System received certification for their school plans by the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) in 1970 and 1971, respectively. Not only do these two school systems offer unique trends because of their…

The 1960’s is marked as the “Era of Civil Right Movement”, but it was much more than that. It was the Era where race became a person’s face value. You could be intelligent and respectable, you were outcasted because of darker skin. As explained by dsfsdf, Blacks were viewed in the 1960s as horrible people, if someone saw a black person on TV or walking around their first impression would be what 's he or she doing here or there.” Despite how hard many African Americans worked to demolish such…

There are many accomplishments America is proud to represent. Being the first on the moon, democracy, and naturally, cheeseburgers. However, to nobody’s surprise, America ranks 14th out of 40 countries in education, but is #1 in incarceration, teen pregnancies, and obesity. Unlike Japan and South Korea, this gives the impression that America is not investing enough in the youth’s education to keep up with the rest of the world. Why is this an issue? There has been a 28% job increase in the STEM…

party, a magical gift, toy soldiers to fight the King of Mice, swirling snowflakes and a fantastic voyage to the Kingdom of Sweets to meet the beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy. On December 19th, 2015, the Greensboro Ballet performed their rendition of this story, the Nutcracker, at the Carolina Theatre of Greensboro. Every year, they always have the showing of the Nutcracker with new people dancing the multitudes of different characters. Every year, giving a new perspective to the story. During the…

The blacker the college, sweeter the knowledge. As kids, we see shows and movies such as A Different World and School Daze then imagine attending an HBCU being fun and adventurous. Not realizing and understanding the essence of having a place in the world where you can relate with people of different shades of melanin and personalities. The mission of an Historically Black College or University is to give blacks the opportunity of higher learning and allow them to graduate with multiple job…

that everyone else is on. This concept is powerful like sword, leaving a mark on the people whom it passes. However, it does not wound the people in its wake. The stories Imagine This Was Your School, Teen Freedom Fighters, and The Brave Boys of Greensboro all prove…

turn people against those involved and what they stand for, the lack of violence in civil disobedience brings on a lot of positive press, especially if the people involved accept the legal consequences to their actions. Looking at the case of the Greensboro sit-ins in February 1, 1960, the four black students that refused to move from the lunch counter until they were given service attracted heavy amounts of television coverage that same day. Their nonviolent approach shocked millions and led…

comparing the heroic story of the Greensboro Four, a group of protestors fighting for equal rights in the 60’s, to what is known as the “Twitter Revolution”. In the striking situation of the Greensboro’s Four, four young college students preformed a sit-in protest at a local diner that refused to serve blacks at its counter. Despite disgusting discriminatory remarks, having firecrackers and food thrown at them, and an appearance from the Ku Klux Klan, the Greensboro Four not only stood their…