Ezell Blair Jr. was the son of a teacher who received his B.S. in sociology in 1963. He was a student government leader. He had to move to Massachusetts because the publicity made it difficult to get a job in Greensboro. He went on to work with the “developmentally disabled people for the CETA program in New Bedford, Mass.” He also has worked “with the AFL/CIO Trade Council in Boston and the Opportunities Industrialization Center and at the Rodman Job Corps Center,” reports February One documentary. His name is now Jibreel Khazan.
Franklin McCain graduated from A&T with a degree in chemistry and biology. He went on to work for Celanese Corporation in Charlotte, North Carolina for 35 years, and he stayed active in the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. He served on university boards and received an honorary doctorate, according to the Civil Rights Digital Library.
David Richmond died young. He had been a high school track star and was born in Greensboro. He majored in business administration and accounting and became a counselor-coordinator for the CETA program in Greensboro. His life was threatened, so he moved to a mountain community, according to Carolina Theatre. He worked as a janitor and “battled many demons,” sad that he couldn’t improve the world more than he had. He was 49 years old when he died in 1990 and received a posthumous honorary doctorate degree from At&T State University.
Joseph McNeil earned a degree in engineering physics in 1963 and joined the U.S. Air Force, where he became a captain. He was a Major General in the Air Force Reserves and started diversity initiatives that changed the Air Force forever. He then went into computer sales and worked as a stockbroker and commercial banker. He lives in New York. His “breaking point” was when he was not served a hot dog at the Greensboro bus terminal, according to Carolina Theatre.
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