Joseph McNeil, Young Spark in a Civil Rights Battle, Dies at 83
He and his classmates from a historically Black college in Greensboro, N.C., desegregated a Woolworth’s lunch counter in 1960, inspiring similar protests across the nation. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: McNeil, Joseph (1942-2025)
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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/us/joseph-mcneil-dead.html