On this day in 1891, North Carolina Agicultural and Technical State University was founded in Greensboro, NC. Known for its world-famous “Greensboro Four”–Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr. (later known as Jibreel Khazan), Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond–A & T is the alma mater of Jesse Jackson, Sr. & Jr., former Tennessee State University President James A. Hefner, NASA astronaut Ronald McNair and actress Taraji P. Henson.
From left to right: David “Chip” Richmond (son of the late David L. Richmond), Franklin McCain Sr. ’63, Jibreel Khazan ’63 & Joseph A. McNeil ’63 pose in front of the statue commemorating the A&T Four on the A&T campus. Source: A&T University Relations.
