Attractions
Greensboro, NC, the home of the Civil Rights Sit-in, welcomes all!Celebrate black art, culture, and history in Greensboro.
Black Cultural Attractions in Greensboro
Celebrate black art, culture, and history in Greensboro.
International Civil Rights Center and Museum
Celebrating 20 years of operations, in the former F.W. Woolworth, it’s home to the Sit-in movement in 1960.
Address: 134 S Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401
Gillespie Golf Course
Nine-Hole Golf Course that plays to 18 is one of the sites of the civil rights movement.
Address: 306 E Florida St, Greensboro, NC 27406
Charlotte Hawkins Museum
Founded in 1902 by Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, Palmer Memorial Institute transformed the lives of more than 2,000 African American students. Today visitors can explore this unique environment where boys and girls lived and learned during the greater part of the 20th century.
Address: 6136 Burlington Rd, Gibsonville, NC 27249
Historic Magnolia House
During America’s period of segregation, the Magnolia House Motel accommodated traveling African Americans who were not allowed to share the same eating and sleeping facilities as Caucasians. Today, the Historic Magnolia House hosts brunches and events.
Address: 442 Gorrell St, Greensboro, NC 27406
Underground Railroad at Guilford College
Known as the New Garden Woods in the 1800s, this is felt as a sacred place. Located within the historically Quaker New Garden/Guilford College community, it encompasses old growth forest and at least one champion tree standing as a silent witness to Underground Railroad activities.
Trail to the champion tree is 0.3 mile one-way. It includes uneven surfaces with an accessible viewing platform and seating at the end.
Address: Behind Guilford College Greensboro, NC 27410
Arts
The Artist Bloc
A creative space that regularly holds events. They also sell art supplies and serve artist inspired beverages.
Address: 1020 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27403
African American Atelier
Located inside the Greensboro Cultural Arts Center. -- The Atelier focuses on Arts, Culture, & Education around the African American Experience.
Address: 200 N Davie St #14, Greensboro, NC 27401
Steele Hall Gallery
Located at Bennett College, gallery showcases the college’s valuable art collections and annual rotational exhibitions, highlighting local, regional and national talent.
Address: 202 University Circle (Dudley Building) Greensboro, N.C. 27411
University Galleries at NC A&T
Comprised of the Mattye Reed African Heritage Collection, dedicated to the ancestral and contemporary arts of Africa and the Caribbean; and the H. Clinton Taylor Collection, which centers on the work of both emerging and established African American artists.
Address: 202 University Circle (Dudley Building) Greensboro, N.C. 27411
Public Statues and Sculptures
February one statue, A&T Four Monument by James Barnhill
Address: 1601 E. Market St. Greensboro, NC 27401
MLK Jr. Bust by Wilbur Lee Mapp
Location: the corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and Bragg Street
Five Point Bench by Gary Gresko
Location: the corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and Bragg Street
A Monument to Dignity and Respect by Vandorn Hinnant
Location: the corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and Bragg Street
Greensboro Coffee Cups Collaborative Walk
7 Cups by 7 different artist located in downtown Greensboro. Inspired by the Sit-In Movement.
Public Murals
Murals by JEKS
JTimber Location: Behind Boxcar Bar + Arcade 120 W Lewis St, Greensboro, NC 27406
Nipsey Hussle Location: Sensuous Scents boutique -- 1401 E. Bessemer Ave. in Greensboro, NC
Samuel L. Jackson Location: Mother Tucker's Eatery -- 1642 Spring Garden St
Greensboro NC 27403
Josephine Boyd: Grimsley High School Vocal Music
Mural by Dare Coulter
Location: 1420 E Cone Blvd, Greensboro, NC
Mural by Nils Westergard
Location: Windsor Recreation Center --1601 E Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27401