Hundreds gathered in downtown Greensboro Monday to not only remember but celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others who stood, or sat, for the sake of freedom and equality.
Families, friends and children on class field trips filed into the International Civil Rights Center and Museum on South Elm Street.
The museum is at the site of famous Woolworth's Diner where, in 1960, four black college students sat down at the counter day after day and were refused service. This act has been called the spark for the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
Christie Squire, of Winston, brought her family to the museum on MLK Day and explained why it's important to remember the museum as a real piece of living history.
"Our kids come home and tell us about history they learned about in school but not realizing that the four, the A&T four was right here in Greensboro - that Woolworth's was right here in Greensboro," Squire said.
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For more information about the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, visit their website.