Greensboro, North Carolina

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city municipality

Greensboro, North Carolina is a city historically significant as a major site of the American civil rights movement, particularly known for the 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-ins.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city →
municipality →
areaCode 336 →
743 →
climate humid subtropical climate →
country United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
countrySubdivision Piedmont Triad →
county Guilford County →
dateOfEvent 1960 Woolworth’s sit-ins began on February 1, 1960 →
demographics racially and ethnically diverse population →
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 272 meters →
approximately 892 feet →
eventOccurredHere Greensboro sit-ins →
governmentType council–manager government →
hasAirport Piedmont Triad International Airport →
hasArena Greensboro Coliseum →
surface form: "Greensboro Coliseum Complex"
hasMuseum International Civil Rights Center & Museum →
hasNickname Gate City →
hasPark Guilford Courthouse National Military Park →
hasPublicTransit Greensboro Transit Agency →
hasSite F. W. Woolworth store in Greensboro →
surface form: "F. W. Woolworth store on South Elm Street"
hasSportsTeam Greensboro Grasshoppers →
hasUniversity Bennett College →
Guilford College →
North Carolina A&T State University →
University of North Carolina at Greensboro →
historicalEventAssociated Battle of Guilford Court House →
surface form: "Battle of Guilford Courthouse"
inception 1808 →
isCountySeatOf Guilford County →
knownFor 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-ins →
role in the American civil rights movement →
locatedInRegion Piedmont region of North Carolina →
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNear High Point, North Carolina →
Winston-Salem, North Carolina →
majorHighway Interstate 40 →
Interstate 73 NERFINISHED →
Interstate 840 NERFINISHED →
Interstate 85 NERFINISHED →
namedAfter Nathanael Greene →
partOf Piedmont Triad →
surface form: "Greensboro–High Point metropolitan statistical area"

Piedmont Triad →
surface form: "Greensboro–High Point–Winston-Salem combined statistical area"

Piedmont Triad →
surface form: "Piedmont Triad metropolitan region"
population over 300000 →
populationRankInState third-largest city in North Carolina →
postalCodeRange 27401–27499 →
state North Carolina →
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone →
surface form: "Eastern Daylight Time"
usesDaylightSavingTime yes →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

High Point, North Carolina → borderedBy → Greensboro, North Carolina →
North Carolina A&T State University → city → Greensboro, North Carolina →
this entity surface form: "Greensboro"
U.S. Route 29 → connectsCity → Greensboro, North Carolina →
North Carolina → containsCity → Greensboro, North Carolina →
this entity surface form: "Greensboro"
Piedmont Triad → hasCentralCity → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Piedmont Triad → hasLargestCity → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Piedmont Crescent → hasMajorCity → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Piedmont Triad → hasMajorCity → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Piedmont region of North Carolina → hasMajorCity → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Piedmont Triad → hasPrincipalCity → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Piedmont Triad → hasRegionalCenter → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Honda Aircraft Company → headquartersLocation → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Lorillard Tobacco Company → headquartersLocation → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Carolina Cougars → homeCity → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Mebane, North Carolina → locatedBetween → Greensboro, North Carolina →
F. W. Woolworth store in Greensboro → locatedIn → Greensboro, North Carolina →
F. W. Woolworth store in Greensboro → locatedIn → Greensboro, North Carolina →
this entity surface form: "downtown Greensboro"
International Civil Rights Center & Museum → locatedIn → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Alamance County urban area → locatedNear → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Burlington, North Carolina → locatedNear → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Reidsville, North Carolina → locatedNear → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Thomasville, North Carolina → locatedNear → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Ezell Blair Jr. → location → Greensboro, North Carolina →
subject surface form: "1960 Greensboro sit-ins"
American civil rights movement → location → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Greensboro sit-ins → location → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Lexington, North Carolina → nearbyCity → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Eden, North Carolina → nearestLargeCity → Greensboro, North Carolina →
High Point, North Carolina → nearestMajorCity → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Interstate 73 → passesNear → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Interstate 40 → passesThroughCity → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Ezell Blair Jr. → placeOfActivity → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Erskine Bowles → placeOfBirth → Greensboro, North Carolina →
this entity surface form: "Greensboro, North Carolina, United States"
Frank Lucas → placeOfUpbringing → Greensboro, North Carolina →
this entity surface form: "Greensboro, North Carolina, United States"
Battle of Guilford Court House → presentDayLocation → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Atlantic Coast Conference → previousHeadquartersLocation → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Crescent → routeVia → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Crescent (train) → servesCity → Greensboro, North Carolina →
subject surface form: "Crescent"
this entity surface form: "Greensboro"
Interstate 85 → servesCity → Greensboro, North Carolina →
Diocese of North Carolina → territoryIncludes → Greensboro, North Carolina →