Major General Joseph McNeil
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Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on September 30, 2005 PROFESSION: Military Figure One of the original four at the Woolworth sit-ins. Served in the US Air Force. One of the original four taking part in the Woolworth sit-ins. A Wilmington native, he graduated from Williston Senior High School. Soon after high school, his parents moved the family to New York, where he was able to experience a much more open society. Joe came to NC A&T on full scholarship, and found it hard to live in the segregated South. His roommate at Scott Hall on the A&T campus was another sit-in participant, Ezell Blair Jr. Joe's breaking point came after Christmas vacation, when he returned by bus from New York, and was not served a hot dog at the Greensboro Greyhound terminal. McNeil earned a degree in engineering physics from North Carolina A&T State University in 1963. Thirty minutes after graduating, Joe McNeil was commissioned by the U. S. Air Force and spent six years as an officer and attained the rank of captain. He recently retired from Air Force Reserves, having achieved the rank of Major General. During his tenure in the Air Force, he started a series of diversity programs, which profoundly changed the culture of that institution. He worked in computer sales for IBM, as a commercial banker for Bankers Trust in New York City, and as a stock broker for E.F. Hutton in Fayetteville. He now resides in Hempstead, N.Y. He is married to the former Ina Brown, and they have five children. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Reginald Culpepper
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