courthouse during the fighting, it led to the eventual surrender at yorktown by john -- general george cornwallis. the -- learn more about greensboro all weekend here on american history tv. >> the international civil rights center and museum opened in greensboro february 1 2010. . museum tells the story of the sit-ins that happened in the city that launch aid wave of sit-ins across the south the >> what happened here in 1960, february 1, four young men from north carolina n.c. state university chose that day to make a stand, really to take a seat so that the rest of us would be able to do that. so they took a stand against jim crow, against segregation, against whites-only access to public accommodations and to being seen as a first-class citizen. they came here to this woolworth building and this lunch counter to sit down and be treated like a first-class citizen and be served against their policies and practices. this is the actual lunch counter area that's been preserved. some seats have been taken out in other areas that are at thing smithsonian and other musics. the four young men that sat

courthouse during the fighting, it led to the eventual surrender at yorktown by john -- general george cornwallis. the -- learn more about greensboro all weekend here on american history tv. >> the international civil rights center and museum opened in greensboro february 1 2010. . museum tells the story of the sit-ins that happened in the city that launch aid wave of sit-ins across the south the >> what happened here in 1960, february 1, four young men from north carolina n.c. state university chose that day to make a stand, really to take a

cornwallis was making his march through north carolina and general greene wanted to stop that. nathanael greene was george washington's most trusted general. he was picked by general washington to come south and save the southern army. the southern army had lost two major battles at charleston and camden, south carolina. last many men. there were few soldiers left. general washington sent general greene south to stop general cornwallis. charles cornwallis was the commander of the british army in the southern department. at guilford courthouse, he commanded the army made of veteran british soldiers. this was the first battle in which cornwallis and greene met each other on the battlefield. both of the generals were of different mindsets. cornwallis had this mindset of move forward and hit hard and continually hit and continually march. general greene had a mindset of hit and backup or retreat hit and backup or retreat. he had by the time this battle came, general greene had raised an army to almost twice the size of the british army. he felt pretty good about his odds. first, general cornwallis was in -- e

the british army, and cornwallis was making his march through north carolina by conquering the land and so forth, and general greene wanted to stop that. nathanael greene was george washington's most trusted general, and he was sent south. he was sent by general washington to come south and save the southern army, because the southern army has lost two major battles and lost many many men and there were very few soldiers left, so general washington sent general greene south with the idea to try to stop cornwallis. cornwallis was the commander of the british army in the southern area, and here at guilford courthouse he commanded the british army, and they were made up of veteran british soldiers. in the southern campaign, this was the first battle in which cornwallis and green had met each other on the battlefield and both of the generals were of different mindsets. cornwallis had a mindset of move forward and hit hard and continue hit and continually march, and general greene had a mindset of hit and back up and retreat, hit and back up and retreat, but by the time this battle came, general greene had raised an army to almost twice the size of the british army, s

lord cornwallis was making his march through north carolina and general greene wanted to stop that. nathanael greene was george washington's most trusted general. he was picked by general washington to come south and save the southern army. the southern army had lost two major battles at charleston and camden, south carolina. last many men. there were few soldiers left. general washington sent general greene south to stop general cornwallis. charles cornwallis was the commander of the british army in the southern department. at guilford courthouse, he commanded the army made of veteran british soldiers. this was the first battle in which cornwallis and greene met each other on the battlefield. both of the generals were

cornwallis was making his march to north carolina, conquering the land. general greene wanted to stop that. nathanael greene was george washington's most trusted general. he was sense out. he was sent sou--he was sent south. the southern army had lost two major battles and lost many men. there were very few soldiers left. general washington sent general greene south with the idea to try to stop cornwallis. charles cornwallis with the commander of the british army in the southern department. here in guilford courthouse, each commanded the british army. they were made up of veteran soldiers. in the southern campaign, this was the first battle in which cornwallis and green met each other on the battlefield. both of the generals were different mindsets, cornwallis had this mindset of move forward and hit hard and continually hateit. general greene had a mindset of hate and backup or retreat. -- hit and backup. by the time it occurred, general greene had raised an army almost twice the size of the british army. he felt pretty good about his odd. general cornwallis was encamped over deep river. general greene found out he w