Greensboro

American Visions, April-May, 1995 by Michael L. Pina

Greensboro has long since left behind a past that required the heroic initiatives of Charlotte Hawkins Brown and the four North Carolina A&T students. Today, the city's appeal has broadened from Greensboro natives such as O. Henry, whose short stories remain a high point of American literature, and first lady Dolley Madison to include the Mattye Reed African Heritage Center and the Guilford Native American Art Gallery. And, of course, North Carolina's staples remain: great barbecue, glorious autumn colors in the foothills, a welcoming smile--and the descendants of a people who transformed a past that has been left behind. For further information on a Greensboro vacation, call (800) 344-2282.

Michael L. Pina is associate editor of Travel Weekly in Washington, D.C. His last story for American Visions, "Belize: Small Wonder," appeared in the December/January 1994 issue.