Greensboro, NC
We spend the morning at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, a Revolutionary War battlefield, then head downtown to the International Civil Rights Center & Museum (site of the Greensboro sit-ins). We finish our “off day” with an amazing lunch at Dame’s Chicken & Waffles.
Guilford Courthouse
We made an early-morning drive to Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, about 15 minutes northwest of the city center. The park commemorates the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, the fiercest combat to take place in the Southern states during the Revolutionary War. The Americans ultimately lost, but the troops of American Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene inflicted enough casualties to force British Lt. Gen. Cornwallis to retreat to the coast to regroup.
International Civil Rights Museum
The museum is situated in the old Woolworth's building that was the site of a 1960 sit-in protest at a "whites only" lunch counter by four black students from North Carolina A&T State University. Photos are not allowed inside the museum, but it is a compelling walkthrough of the events and individuals that played a role in the sit-ins.
Dame's Chicken & Waffles
We went in search of Southern food for our off-day lunch and made a fine decision by stopping in at Dame's Chicken & Waffles. The small chain has four locations in North Carolina and specializes in, well, it's right there in the name.The Buff Brahma: two chicken cutlets, a Classic waffle, whiskey crème drizzle, and a peach and apricot shmear
And Then…
Much later, after laundry and other long-trip chores, Dad and I went out for Thai food, and yet another opportunity presented itself for… acting!