This year’s Dr. C.G. Gordon Moss Lecture will feature Dr. Melvin Patrick Ely, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Humanities in History at William & Mary and author of Israel on the Appomattox. Dr. Ely’s talk is titled, “A Horrible Intimacy: Courtroom Dramas of Life, Death, Love, Hate, Sex and Slavery in Prince Edward
The C.G. Moss Scholars Program at the Moton Museum is a collaborative program with Longwood University and commemorates the legacy of Dr. C. G. Gordon Moss, who served as a Professor of History at Longwood College from 1944-1969. Dr. Moss became an outspoken advocate of reopening the schools and of equality and justice for all
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. If you would like to render a prayer or contribute toward breakfast, please contact Sherre Atkins.
Join us for our Barbara Johns Day & Moton LIVE Day of Giving Celebration! We will begin with a lecture by Dr. Mike Utzinger focusing on the 65th anniversary of the closing of schools in Warren County, Norfolk, and Charlottesville at 11:00am. From 12:00p -4:00p we will have an open house with lunch, a screen
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. If you would like to render a prayer or contribute toward breakfast, please contact Sherre Atkins.
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