Podcast Episode

North Carolina: Greensboro Sparks a Movement

The United States Civil Rights Trail·The U.S. Civil Rights Trail, The United States Civil Rights Trail·12 October 2026·23 min

About this episode

This is the North Carolina Civil Rights Trail podcast. A series where historians and experts help us explore significant events in African American history that happened in the state. This is the third and final episode, where we take you to protests and movements across the state inspired and energized by the Greensboro Four sit-in in places such as Elizabeth City, Kinston, High Point, Salisbury, Shelby and Warren County. We also tell the story of Ella Baker and how she founded SNCC on the campus of Shaw University in Raleigh.  Learn more about the sites on the North Carolina Civil Rights Trail by visiting:  VisitNC.com/Civil-Rights North Carolina African American Heritage Commission CivilRightsTrail.com The episode features the voices and perspectives of:  Glen Bowman, History Professor, Elizabeth City State University Adriane Lentz-Smith, History Professor, Duke University Bill Kearney, University of North Carolina Outreach Manager Keri Peterson, Sr. Director of History and Exhibitions, Levine Museum of the New South The U.S. Civil Rights Trail podcast series is produced by Ingredient with Tanner Latham as Executive Producer.