This museum was very well organized and insightful. Be aware it is guided tour and takes about 1.5 hours. They have a lot of exhibits, but since it is not self paced you don't have time to see them all. They put us on a tour midway through so we started with the Woolworth counter upstairs. Our tour guide, Kayla, for this portion was amazing. Very knowledgeable and engaging. Then we were sent downstairs. The downstairs part is quite grim and is supposed to be toured first as it teaches you what led to the Civil Rights movement. I can see it could be quite disturbing for children. By experiencing this section last, we were left with a unsettled feeling rather than the sense of hope and duty provided at the end of the upper floor (where the tour is supposed to end). I recommend either waiting for another tour to begin and starting in the basement or skipping the basement if you join a tour partway through.

This is a small museum that was thoughtfully designed. Each part of the exhibit stands on its own and contributes to creating a meaningful total experience. I have read a great deal about the Civil Rights movement, seeing the actual Woolworth counter was amazing. Several weeks ago we went to the African American History Museum in DC. Clearly, the scale of that museum overwhelms Greensboro, but the guide in Greensboro was so far superior to the the guide in DC that it made this museum visit special. Unlike the guide in DC, the guide here spoke to the group without talking down or trying to make a serious learning experience fun in a way that trivializes it. I highly recommend visiting this museum if you have the opportunity. It is well worth a drive.

Our tour guide's name was Angela and she was very knowledgable about the civil rights. She made jokes to break the ice in the group, she kept the tour going at an even pace and you could tell she knew what she was talking about regarding civil rights. The civil rights center was very clean and the place looked new. The two hour tour was informative and enlightening I even learned something new. I would reccommend anyone going to the center if you are in Greensboro and to ask for Angela as the guide.

Most important the guide (short woman, very long braided hair) gave us incorrect information. She explained what a sundown town was "a town where blacks were not allowed at night time, they must leave before night came" then said this "Did you know there are still places today that are sundown towns, that to this day there are over 500 in Illinois alone. We have work to do! If you want to know which one's, don't do it right now cause there are no phones allowed, google sun down towns and you'll find a yellow map telling you which ones. We have work to do!" Well I was extremely skeptical to say the least (as that would clearly be illegal), so when we finished the tour I did my research. I found the website with the yellow map, I clicked on the state of NY as that is where I grew up. The first town that caught my eye was "Roosevelt" and I immediately said to my wife "That's absurd Roosevelt is mostly black" I then continued to look through more towns on website and looked up the demographics of some that I was skeptical off. There were many towns on the least that have large black populations, how could a town with a large black population not allow black to be there after dark? The point is we were lead to believe by our tour guide that sun down towns not only still existed today but were extremely prevalent given the statistics she used. I couldn't find any statistics even remotely similar to her's except for the one website (with the yellow map) which she clearly got her information from. After researching that website and the author of it, the author is extremely misleading about his research and how he labeled his website, cause if they click on the towns on the map it was says "still a sundown town: no" next to everyone I clicked on. It's essentially a map of historic sundown towns, but I would agree you wouldn't be able to tell that easily from the website, it was very misleading. Anyway someone who gives tour's of the "International Civil Rights Center and Museum" should know their facts and not just be reciting ludicrous statements from one source of information. Other than that, she was pretty rude as well constantly reciting rules to follow. Going on the guided tour did not allow me to read anything on the walls, we moved way too fast (and every time I stopped to read she would say "Please stay with the group) so I felt like I didn't really get to see the museum well that way, just get this woman's opinion on everything. The majority of the exhibits were just pictures which you can see on the internet or at any other museum, the only thing of note was the lunch counter the Greensboro four sat at, which was cool to see.

My school, Johnson C. Smith got a chance to visit this place. My wig was blown back! This place has so many adjoining gems with the NC A&T Four as the central theme. If you’re American or not you need to visit this place. Not just on “black history” month either. Interwoven in the fabric of this story is a truth often hidden. But at the International Civil Rights Center & Museum- it rises as the listening skies and roars loud as the roaring sea. It sings a song full of the hope that our dark past has taught us. Black history IS AMERICAN HISTORY. Go, enjoy, be inspired and be the change your want to see. The staff, the galleries, the gift shop, Greensboro all enjoyable! -K2 Hagler

This is the second time I have been to the International Civil Rights Center &Museum...the Museum Guide who did our tour today made ALL the difference in my experience. I cannot remember her name, but she ran the tour at about noon on 1/21/2020 (an African American woman) and she was simply INCREDIBLE! Kudos to the museum for hiring such passionate educators as representatives.

It was $15 dollars for each person, but would actually be worth $5 if I would recommend it to anybody in the future. A tiny museum called "international"! I would say Greensboro or North Carolina Civil Right Museum at most! The waited group by the ticket counter was a misleading sign of its popularity. When you go downstairs for the movie, which was 50 minutes boringly long, I could probably watch it from home computer if I really want to listen to the tedious tour speech. It will be absolutely unnecessary because you could read it by your own later! The movie was only a replay of the exhibit, no any documentary or historic pictures, videos shown. This place has its educational meaning, but it is like a small girl wearing a huge hat saying she is the giant of the world.

We came from a large group traveling across the country by bus. The staff was so welcoming and kind to our group and dealt with the masses with grace. Darren from the gift shop was so friendly and LT at the museum entrance was wonderful. We appreciate all of the staff, the museum and its space and recommend it to everyone coming through Greensboro, NC.

I had an amazing time at this museum. The guides were all fantastic and incredibly informative. The museum itself is designed really well, and you will get to see parts of the original lunch counter left completely in tact. This museum offers a powerful, inspiring, and at times harrowing story of the road leading to the Civil Rights Movement and the pivotal role of the Greensboro Four. Would highly recommend a visit!

This review is long overdue. I toured this museum in February and have thought of my visit often since then. I was fortunate enough to have been on a guided tour with Darren. It was the most memorable tour I have ever taken and I highly recommend it! He was a powerful and engaging speaker who portrayed the events in a way that brought me to tears yet filled me with hope. He even sang at different points of the tour with the most beautiful heartfelt voice. My only regret is not getting a picture with him! Seeing the actual counter that I remember learning about in school was so surreal. It amazes me to think of how recently these events have taken place and how far our county has come. Yet, there is a long way to go. At the end of the tour, there were names on a wall of those who had impacted the civil rights movement. There were some blank spaces left for the names that would come in the future. Talk about inspiring! I highly recommend a visit to this museum and the guided tour experience. My visit has affected me deeply and I hope to go back one day. Thank you to all that make this museum possible and to Darren!