GREENSBORO, N.C. — You don't have to be a historian to know about the legacy of Major General Joseph McNeil , whose life and legacy as one of the Greensboro Four didn't just make waves in the city, but the entire world.

It all started with a peaceful protest, a sit-in at the "whites only" Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, where four North Carolina A&T students, including Major General Joseph McNeil, sat at these same seats that now sit in the International Civil Rights Center and Museum.

CEO of the museum, John Swain, said news of McNeil's death hit hard, "losing Mr. McNeil… it was tough."

Not only did McNeil fight for a seat at the table back in 1960, he stood behind county commissioners in support of turning the Woolworth's building into the museum it is today, "the legacy is

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