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8. NC A&T Honors Civil Rights Legacy with Helmet Decal
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:27 PM
Sep 2025


Wali Pitt
September 02, 2025

This season, North Carolina A&T (NC A&T) has added more than just a new look to its helmets. The Aggies are wearing a front-bumper decal honoring the A&T Four—freshmen David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and Ezell Blair Jr. (now Jibreel Khazan). Their 1960 sit-in at Greensboro’s F.W. Woolworth lunch counter helped ignite a national Civil Rights movement. The gesture connects HBCU football to a defining chapter of American history and the university’s identity ...

https://hbcugameday.com/2025/09/02/north-carolina-at-honors-civil-rights-legacy-with-helmet-decal/

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