Events

Moton Digital Community Prayer Breakfast

Moton Museum 900 Griffin Blvd, Farmville, VA, United States

Join us on Facebook | Sponsored by Centra Southside Community Hospital Begin the workday with a cup of coffee from the comfort of your living room or office for a virtual gathering reflective of our shared hope and active commitment to community building. Prayer Leaders from various backgrounds and religions join together on our Moton

Barbara Johns Day Service at Triumph Baptist Church

Triumph Baptist Church 2756 Darlington Heights Road, Cullen, VA, United States

The Moton Museum will join with Triumph Baptist Church for our annual Barbara Johns Day Service. Join us as we highlight the legacy of Barbara Johns and fellow Prince Edward County citizens who fought for educational equality. We will also highlight the role of faith and the church during the civil rights movement. Join us

Barbara Johns Day Webinar: The Legacy of Student Activism

Online

On April 23, 1951 at the age of 16, Barbara Johns led a student strike for equal education at R.R. Moton High School in Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia. Join the Virginia Museum of History & Culture and the Robert Russa Moton Museum for our FREE Barbara John’s Day webinar to learn more about Barbara

LCVA Presents: Storytime with the Moton Museum

Join the LCVA at 1:00 pm on July 1st for a Facebook Live Story Time with Cainan Townsend, Director of Education and Outreach at the Robert Russa Moton Museum. Cainan will be reading The Case for Loving by Selina Alko and Sean Qualls and Barbara Johns: Student Voice for Equal Education by Carole Marsh. You can

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Any gift has the ability to make an impact that far exceeds its size. Together we can work to share the Moton Story and ensure that countless individuals know how Prince Edward County became the birthplace of the student-led civil rights movement.

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