February One

February One

(A&T Four Monument)
The February One Monument on the Campus of North Carolina A&T State University
Coordinates	36°4′29.14″N 79°46′38.27″W / 36.0747611°N 79.7772972°W / 36.0747611; -79.7772972
Location	Greensboro, North Carolina United States
Designer	James Barnhill (artist)
Material	Bronze, Marble
Length	3 feet
Width	10 feet
Height	15 feet
Beginning date	2001
Completion date	2002
Opening date	February 1, 2002
Dedicated to	Ezell Blair, Jr. Franklin McCain Joseph McNeil David Richmond

February One (also referred to as the A&T Four Monument) is the name of the 2002 monument dedicated to Ezell Blair, Jr., Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David Richmond who were collectively known as the Greensboro Four. The 15-foot bronze and marble monument is located on the western edge of the campus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. James Barnhill, the sculptor who created the monument, was inspired by the historic 1960 image of the four college aged men leaving the downtown Greensboro Woolworth store after holding a sit-in protest of the company's policy of segregating its lunch counters. The sit-in protests were a significant event in the Civil Rights Movement due to increasing national sentiment of the fight for the civil rights of African-Americans during this period in American history.

James Barnhill (born 1955) is a native of Asheville, North Carolina. He received a bachelor's degree in Art Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and later a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Barnhill has won a number of awards for his works including: the Jefferson D. Ruben Memorial Award for classical sculpture and the Leonard J. Meiselman Prize for a ‘realistic sculpture done in the classical tradition.’ Other works of his include: Minerva, on the campus of UNC Greensboro; a bronze bust of Booker T. Washington for the Booker T. Washington National Monument; Angel of Montoursville, for the town of Montoursville, Pennsylvania honoring those that died during the TWA Flight 800 crash; and General Greene, a sculpture of Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene commissioned by the city of Greensboro for its celebration. Barnhill currently serves on the board of directors for the African-American Atelier, and has previously served on the board of directors for the North Carolina Arts Council and the Greensboro Art Alliance. Currently he serves as an Assistant Professor of Art at North Carolina A&T State University.