Kendall Soliwoda s large-scale paintings of Greek gods, aquatic scenes, intriguing figures fill the windows of the old Woolworth’s building at 428 Main St.
Lunch counter sit-ins as a form of civil protest began at the Woolworth in downtown Greensboro on February 1, 1960. That event caught the attention of a group of younger students in High Point who wanted to desegregate stores in their community.
February 11th marks the 63rd anniversary of the first civil rights sit-in led by high school students in the country and it happened in the Piedmont Triad.