The Greensboro Four collectively helped to change the course of American history when they conducted a sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter. Joseph McNeil, one of the Greensboro Four, a group of ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A Civil Rights icon who shaped history from a lunch counter in Greensboro has died. Major General Joseph McNeil, a Wilmington native, died at the age of 83, North Carolina ...

Hours before Joseph McNeil’s viewing and memorial service in the campus auditorium, students at North Carolina A&T State University paused on their way to class Thursday to remember the man they said ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Today marks one of the most significant days in Greensboro’s history. In 1960, four North Carolina A&T students refused to give up their seats at a lunch counter, sparking a ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — WFMY News 2 will honor the life and legacy of civil rights icon Gen. Joseph McNeil by bringing his memorial service to viewers live on air and on WFMY+ on Thursday, Sept. 11. The ...