Proposal Title
Moton School Story: Children of Courage
Description
Farmville, Virginia’s former Robert Russa Moton High School, now a National Historic Landmark and museum, is the student birthplace of America’s Civil Rights Revolution. Prince Edward County citizens were at the forefront of advancing educational equality and using the tools of a constitutional democracy to create change. Dreamed by 16-year old Barbara Johns, the 1951 Moton Student Strike produced three-fourths of the plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision desegregating U.S. schools. From 1959 to 1964, Prince Edward County closed their public schools to avoid integration. The Supreme Court in Griffin v. Prince Edward (1964) ordered schools to reopen, declaring “the time for mere “deliberate speed” has run out. Join museum staff as we share about the legacy of the Moton Story and our work to reach students across the Commonwealth.
Grade
Primary, Intermediate, Middle/ Jr. High, High School
Location
Ruffner 254
Start Date
7-25-2019 2:45 PM
End Date
7-25-2019 3:45 PM
Moton School Story: Children of Courage
Ruffner 254
Farmville, Virginia’s former Robert Russa Moton High School, now a National Historic Landmark and museum, is the student birthplace of America’s Civil Rights Revolution. Prince Edward County citizens were at the forefront of advancing educational equality and using the tools of a constitutional democracy to create change. Dreamed by 16-year old Barbara Johns, the 1951 Moton Student Strike produced three-fourths of the plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision desegregating U.S. schools. From 1959 to 1964, Prince Edward County closed their public schools to avoid integration. The Supreme Court in Griffin v. Prince Edward (1964) ordered schools to reopen, declaring “the time for mere “deliberate speed” has run out. Join museum staff as we share about the legacy of the Moton Story and our work to reach students across the Commonwealth.
