GREENSBORO, N.C. -
The International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro is scheduled to open Feb. 1 in the old Woolworth Building, where the Greensboro Sit-in happened almost fifty years ago. Less than a month from the opening, construction crews are working to put the final exhibits in place.
The hard construction is complete, but now crews are putting the exhibits together and adding the final touches.
The museum will include the original Woolworth lunch counter, where four North Carolina A & T students started a sit-in in 1960.
Watch the video to see a sneak-peek of the museum.
Museum exhibits will include:
All Men are Created Equal This introductory exhibit will help build an understanding for visitors who may hold no memory of the injustice experience by African Americans. It will help transition visitors from the 21st century to an era when segregation and "Jim Crow" laws permeated and segregated society.
The Hall of Shame This exhibit exposes the violent and turbulent times that marked the transition away from the vestiges of slavery into the activism of the civil rights movement and the battle against Jim Crow.
A Moment that Changed America Visitors will experience a filmed reenactment of the discussion between the Greensboro Four on the night of Jan. 31, 1960, when the freshmen quartet decided to take action.
The Lunch Counter Experience Set against the backdrop of the authentic lunch counter setting, Museum visitors will view film recreations of the nearly six-month long effort that successfully integrated the F.W. Woolworth's lunch counter in 1960.
The Portal Visitors will interact with a reproduction of the Greensboro Rail Depot, one of the major stops for southbound trains entering the "Jim Crow" South. The exhibit will also narrate the plight of the African American Pullman Porters and how they successfully established the nation's first black union.
Access Denied: The Battle for Equality of Opportunity This exhibit covers discrimination in virtually every aspect of society including: education, voting, employment, transportation, housing and recreation.
I'll Make Me A World The exhibit highlights the unique accomplishments of African Americans and institutions created to service their communities despite the constraints segregation imposed upon them.
The hard construction is complete, but now crews are putting the exhibits together and adding the final touches.
The museum will include the original Woolworth lunch counter, where four North Carolina A & T students started a sit-in in 1960.
Watch the video to see a sneak-peek of the museum.
Museum exhibits will include:
All Men are Created Equal This introductory exhibit will help build an understanding for visitors who may hold no memory of the injustice experience by African Americans. It will help transition visitors from the 21st century to an era when segregation and "Jim Crow" laws permeated and segregated society.
The Hall of Shame This exhibit exposes the violent and turbulent times that marked the transition away from the vestiges of slavery into the activism of the civil rights movement and the battle against Jim Crow.
A Moment that Changed America Visitors will experience a filmed reenactment of the discussion between the Greensboro Four on the night of Jan. 31, 1960, when the freshmen quartet decided to take action.
The Lunch Counter Experience Set against the backdrop of the authentic lunch counter setting, Museum visitors will view film recreations of the nearly six-month long effort that successfully integrated the F.W. Woolworth's lunch counter in 1960.
The Portal Visitors will interact with a reproduction of the Greensboro Rail Depot, one of the major stops for southbound trains entering the "Jim Crow" South. The exhibit will also narrate the plight of the African American Pullman Porters and how they successfully established the nation's first black union.
Access Denied: The Battle for Equality of Opportunity This exhibit covers discrimination in virtually every aspect of society including: education, voting, employment, transportation, housing and recreation.
I'll Make Me A World The exhibit highlights the unique accomplishments of African Americans and institutions created to service their communities despite the constraints segregation imposed upon them.
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