GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The City of Greensboro is coming together to mourn a member of the Greensboro Four and giant of civil rights after his passing last week.

Major General Joseph McNeil died at the age of 83 last week. McNeil was one of four Black freshmen from the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina, today known as North Carolina A&T State University, who sat down at the segregated lunch counter at the Woolworth's in downtown Greensboro and asked to be served on Feb. 1, 1960. When staff refused to serve them, they refused to leave.

A memorial was held for McNeil at his alma mater on Thursday. The ceremony took place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. You can watch the full event on North Carolina A&T State University's YouTube channel.

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