Ethno USA

Centrally located in North Carolina’s picturesque heartland, Greensboro is the perfect place to relax and be immersed in entertainment. The Piedmont region was home to Saura and Keyauwee Native American Tribes and other European settlers dating back to the early 1700s.

Nicknamed the “Gate City” for its early prominence as a railroad hub, today Greensboro can be reached easily by air, road, and rail. Greensboro is also just a few hours from the Blue Ridge Mountains and Parkway and North Carolina’s beautiful Atlantic beaches.

Known as the birthplace of the sit-in movement, Greensboro’s place in African American — and U.S. — history is well-known. But, African American history in Greensboro goes back to the Revolutionary War and continues to shape the Gate City today.

The American Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s, while economic momentum was taking off, social justice also followed suit. Four African American college students initiated the movement in Greensboro when they led a massive sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s restaurant in 1960 that resulted in similar protests throughout the South.

The story of Greensboro is a long, compelling tale filled with courage, ingenuity, and diversity.

Haw River State Park is a 1,485-acre park located in Guilford and Rockingham counties 15 miles north of Greensboro, NC. Haw River State Park is a unique park that centers on The Summit, a residential environmental education and conference center.

Trails and a boardwalk offer a journey into wetlands and a floodplain swamp. The park also houses the Iron Ore Belt Access, which is perfect to enjoy views of wetlands rich in flora and fauna while meandering through Piedmont oak-hickory forests. Canoes are available for use.

Our lodging will be inside of the park at The Summit Environmental Education Center, which has several rehearsal and common spaces exclusively for Ethno USA during the gathering. There are several conference rooms, a cafeteria and indoor and outdoor recreational facilities with a six-acre lake and hiking trails.

The sleeping arrangements for the participants are in modern, shared, gender-specific cabins equipped with en-suite bathrooms and showers.