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Category: Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Posted on June 24, 2026 by Jill Ahmad

Waterworks Players and Robert Russa Moton Museum collaborate on a VA250 project to develop a play on Farmville’s history   Children of Courage is the working title of the first

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PRESS RELEASE

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Jill Ahmad

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Barbara Rose Johns Day Observance Marks 75 Years of Student Activism; Moton Museum Announces July 25 Community Gathering A Moton Family Reunion: Past, Present, and Future Community

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Press Release

Posted on April 2, 2026 by Jill Ahmad

Robert Russa Moton Museum joins the Virginia Museum of History & Culture for historic investment in Virginia history museums As part of the celebration of America’s 250th, the Virginia History

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Barbara Johns Statue Unveiled in U.S. Capitol

Posted on December 18, 2025 (December 18, 2025) by Jill Ahmad

The bronze figure holds a tattered book in her outstretched right hand. Her mouth is slightly open – in the closing arguments of an impassioned speech to her classmates, urging

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Barbara Rose Johns Statue to Be Installed in U.S. Capitol

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Jill Ahmad

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Moton Museum Marks a Defining Moment Ahead of the 75th Anniversary of the 1951 Student Strike FARMVILLE, VA — December 15, 2025 — Barbara Rose Johns will

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900 Griffin Blvd. Farmville, VA 23901
Museum Hours 12PM - 4PM Mon. - Sat.
434.315.8775
[email protected]