Smithsonian Channel Presents Black History Month - Joseph McNeil of the Greensboro Four

Joseph McNeil of the Greensboro Four

01/25/12 • 0 min

Smithsonian Channel Presents Black History Month

Joseph McNeil, of the Greensboro Four, was compelled to stand up for his beliefs, regardless of how the rest of the world might react.

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When Black leaders demanded equality and World War II demanded more skilled soldiers, the Tuskegee Airmen, or "Red-Tail Angels," became the first African American pilots to train for combat.

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On February 1, 1960, the Greensboro Four walked slowly and silently to the Woolworth's lunch counter. They didn't know what the future would bring but they could no longer live with the past.