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Scenes From Around Greensboro

A picture of South Elm Street in Greensboro NC in 1965

South Elm Street, 1965. Photo Courtesy of Greensboro History Museum.

Woolworth’s where the sit-ins began on February 1, 1960 is on the right.

A picture of the Carolina Theater in Greensboro NC in 1946

Photo ©Carol W. Martin/Greensboro History Museum Collection. Carolina Theater, August 18, 1946.

The “colored” entrance for segregated seating in the balcony (shown in the left side of the image) remained in use until 1963.

A picture of Grimsley High School in Greensboro NC in 1959

Greensboro (Grimsley) Senior High School, ca. 1959.
©Carol W. Martin/Greensboro History Museum Collection

A mural at Grismley High School

Mural on Grimsley High School campus honoring Dr. Josephine Boyd Bradley.

standing at the end of South Greene Street in downtown Greensboro.
General Nathanael Greene on horseback at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

General Nathanael Greene on horseback at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park and standing at the end of South Greene Street in downtown Greensboro.