Join us on October 28th at 4:00pm as we welcome Patty O'Connell Pearson to the Moton Museum for an Author Talk and Book Signing. Her book We Are Your Children Too: Black Students, White Supremacists, and the Battle for America's Schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia will be available for purchase during the event. The
Join us for the last Prayer Breakfast of 2023! 11/7/23 7:30am inside the Moton Museum Auditorium This event is free and open to the public.
Museum Store Sunday is a global annual shopping event, equivalent to Shop Small Saturday and black Friday, taking place on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, where you can shop for uniquely curated gifts while brining awareness to participating organizations. Moton Museum will be open on Sunday November 26, 2023 from Noon-4p, offering the opportunity for visitors
Moton Holiday Social 2023 Monday December 11th 5:30pm – 7:30pm We are pleased to announce the return of our Moton Holiday Social sponsored by our Moton Council. From 5:30pm-7:30pm enjoy us for dinner and refreshments with updates on the Moton Museum.
Hanging with Santa 2023 12/16/22 Moton Museum Auditorium 12:00pm – 2:30pm Come take some free photographs with Santa and enjoy snacks and activity bags. Free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Farmville Jaycees and the Moton Museum.
Robert Russa Moton Museum, in collaboration with Triumph Baptist Church, proudly presents a not-to-be-missed book signing event featuring Wally G. Vaughan, author of "Negro Students Locked Out of Public Schools for Five Years September 1959-September 1964: Prince Edward County, Virginia, Oral Accounts." This groundbreaking work dives deep into the accounts of those who were directly
Join us for a gathering reflective of our shared hope and active commitment to community building. Begins at 7:30am. Free and open to the public, all are welcome to attend.
Join us for a compelling guided discussion and book signing event with distinguished author Tim Spofford. Dive into the heart of civil rights history with Spofford's latest work, What The Children Told Us, and uncover the enduring impact of Drs. Kenneth and Mamie Phipps Clark's legendary doll experiment on the landmark Supreme Court case, Brown
The Robert Russa Moton Museum is proud to host an evening with Jacinda Townsend as part of the Longwood Authors Series, an annual literary celebration that brings guest authors to share their work and connect with our community. This year, we are excited to have Townsend, the acclaimed author of Mother Country, winner of the
Join us as we celebrate the 12th anniversary of Moton Museum's Community Prayer Breakfast. This series stands as the museum's longest-running program, fostering community bonds through reflection and prayer. The breakfasts, sponsored by Centra Southside Community Hospital, offers a unique opportunity for individuals from all walks of life to unite in prayer, reflecting on topics
This year's C.G. Gordon Moss Lecture will feature the Organization of American Historians (OAH) Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Mia Bay, a professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Bay will discuss her book Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance. Traveling Black tells the history of the African American experience on segregated transportation
Join us for a unique collaboration between the Robert Russa Moton Museum and Patrick Henry's Red Hill in a compelling two-day event that connects the histories of our two sites by providing, in chronological order, Black Virginia’s path towards freedom. This event dives deep into the journey from the Early Republic to the Civil Rights
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