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Intern Spotlight: Irene Thornton

Posted on September 7, 2020 (September 22, 2020) by Cameron Patterson

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The Moton Museum is excited to welcome Irene Thornton as our Education & Outreach intern for the fall 2020 semester. Irene is local to Farmville having graduated from Fuqua School

Moton Bookstore – September Featured Items & Audio Tour

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Cameron Patterson

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The Moton Museum continues to promote our audio tour experience designed and curated by the Education Team helps to orientate visitors with the permanent exhibit Moton School Story: Children of

Staff Profile: Cainan Townsend, Director of Education & Outreach

Posted on September 6, 2020 (November 11, 2020) by Cameron Patterson

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The Moton Museum continues its staff profile series. With this profile, we feature Cainan Townsend, Director of Education & Outreach for the Robert Russa Moton Museum (Moton). Cainan also serves

Elliott and Walton awarded Moton Family Challenge Scholarship

Posted on July 23, 2020 (November 11, 2020) by staff

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Farmville, Virginia – The Moton Family Challenge Scholarship committee is very pleased to announce that Jewel Elliott of Richmond, Virginia, granddaughter of James Stokes and Barbara Banks along with SaRoya

Governor Northam Announces 20 New State Historical Highway Markers Highlighting Black History

Posted on July 2, 2020 (November 11, 2020) by staff

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The information below is from a press release issued by the Office of the Governor on June 19, 2020. For more information contact Alena Yarmosky, Alena.Yarmosky@governor.virginia.gov Markers include student winners