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An alert reader sent me a heads up on this Associated Press story, which reviews the book "On the Road to Freedom: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail."

Of note was the article's summary of Greensboro's own most famous civil rights site:

NORTH CAROLINA: The Woolworth's where the famed Greensboro sit-in took place no longer exists, but the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University campus has a statue of the four student protesters. Four seats from the original Woolworth's can be seen at the Greensboro Historical Museum. Part of the Woolworth's counter is on display at the Smithsonian in Washington.

In the AP story there's no mention of the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, the project creating a visitors' space where the sit-ins actually happened. One might think that the building had been demolished or turned into a law firm or something.

Repoted delays in opening the center probably don't help matters, as far as getting into travel guides and such.

Still, is it fair to say the Woolworth's "no longer exists?" Is there anyone out there who has read the book who might share what else it says about our fair city?

Update: Linda Evans, at the Greensboro Historical Museum, passes on the following about a travel guide that doesn't leave Greensboro out:

Doesn’t change the problems with their entry, but thought you might be interested in learning about an alternative, A Traveler’s Guide to the Civil Rights Movement (2004) by Jim Carrier, which recognizes Greensboro and the Woolworth site in pages 83-86. Carrier gave a book talk at the Historical Museum in February 2004, and I think we’re still carrying copies of the book in our Museum Shop.