Joseph McNeil, who helped spark a protest movement at a North Carolina lunch counter, dies at 83

Joseph McNeil, who helped spark a protest movement at a Greensboro lunch counter, dies at 83

Joseph McNeil was a member of the Greensboro 4 at NC A&T State University who launched the sit-in movement at the Woolworth lunch counter in NC

Civil Rights Icon Joseph McNeil Of The Greensboro Four Dies At 83

The Greensboro Four: How Four Students Sparked a Movement That Changed Civil Rights Forever

In 1960, four Black students sat at a “whites only” lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. The protest and others like it led to broad desegregation.

Joseph McNeil, of the "Greensboro Four", passes at 83

Maj. Gen. Joseph McNeil, a civil rights pioneer and one of the “Greensboro Four,” died on September 4, 2025, at the age of 83. His passing leaves Jibreel Khazan as the sole surviving member of the group of Black college students who helped ignite a nationwide protest movement with a simple, yet courageous, act of […] The post Joseph McNeil, of the “Greensboro Four”, passes at 83 appeared first on The Black Wall Street Times.

Civil Rights Icon, Retired Air Force General Dies At 83

Major Gen. Joseph McNeil, one of the four black college freshmen who staged the 1960 Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in in Greensboro, North Carolina, died at 83.

Maj. Gen. Joseph McNeil of legendary A&T Four passes away at 83

Maj. Gen. Joseph McNeil, one of the famed A&T Four whose 1960 sit-in at a Greensboro Woolworth’s helped spark the Civil Rights Movement, has died at 83. McNeil’s courageous act of protest alongside his classmates laid the groundwork for desegregation and continues to inspire generations committed to justice and equality.