Greensboro, NC -- Wednesday is the 52nd anniversary of the day four young men took a stand by sitting down.
February 1st marks the anniversary of the the sit-ins at the Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro.
That day in 1960, Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair, Jr.(who now goes by Jibreel Khazan) and David Richmond sat down and ordered coffee at the "whites only" counter.
While they were denied service that day, a movement started. Woolworth desegregated six months later.
North Carolina A&T State University holds an annual breakfast honoring the Greensboro Four (also known as the A&T Four).
"We did not envision that this, what we were doing, would one day be looked upon as a historical event," said Joseph McNeil, one of the four.
He added, "We're in our seventies now. To see someone who is 20 or 30s, all generations, embracing some of the things we thought were important, really brings about a good feeling."
Jaalil Hart, a sophomore at NC A&T and one of the students who organized Wednesday's event, said, "They sat down so we could stand up."
"It's overwhelming because they're so big, they're such giving people, but when you sit down and talk with them, they don't realize they're famous," added Hart.
There was also a wreath ceremony at the February One monument on campus along with a student roundtable discussion with the A&T Four.
The late David Richmond was represented by his son.