ncgu_greensborovoices_mcneil-int mcneil-int greensborovoices ncgu yes Oral history interview with Joseph McNeil McNeil, Joseph (Joseph Alfred), 1942- African American civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Greensboro Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Greensboro Civil rights demonstrations--North Carolina--Greensboro Sit-ins--North Carolina--Greensboro Nonviolence--North Carolina--Greensboro Passive resistance--North Carolina--Greensboro Direct action--North Carolina--Greensboro Race discrimination--North Carolina--Greensboro Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century Race relations African American college students--North Carolina--Greensboro College students--North Carolina--Greensboro Bennett College (Greensboro, N.C.) McNeil, Joseph (Joseph Alfred), 1942- Johns, Ralph, 1916-1997 Oral history in which Joseph McNeil discusses the motivations and preparations of the Greensboro Four for the February 1, 1960 sit-in at Woolworth's. In addition to describing race relations and demonstrations in Greensboro, McNeil specifically notes the contributions of Bennett College students and Ralph Johns to the city's sit-ins. He also discusses his personal leadership role in the movement, and the effect that this involvement has had on his life. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. Greensboro, N.C. : University Libraries, University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries Greensboro Public Library (Greensboro, N.C.) Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Greensboro Voices Collection (University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries) 2006 Oral histories Transcripts http://library.uncg.edu/depts/archives/civrights/detail-iv.asp?iv=100 Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library Forms part of online collection: Greensboro Voices. 1979-10-14 Greensboro (N.C.) Guilford County (N.C.) 20090526 204847