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SUMMARY:C.G. Gordon Moss Scholars Program – Apply Today
DESCRIPTION:Now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 academic year.\nThe 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 American citizens. The Moss Scholars are selected annually and serve in a leadership role working alongside museum staff to help connect Longwood students with the Moton Museum beyond an initial visit by providing opportunities for volunteer experiences with the museum\, assisting museum staff in building engagement experiences around Moton for the broader campus community\, and engagement with the broader Farmville/Prince Edward community. \nAs Moss Scholars\, students take on a visible leadership role\, helping to build meaningful connections between Longwood University and the Robert Russa Moton Museum. Through this work\, scholars support student engagement\, contribute to campus-wide experiences\, and help extend the reach of the Moton story into the broader Farmville and Prince Edward County community. \nEach selected Moss Scholar will receive a $1\,250 scholarship for the 2026-2027 academic year. \n\nEligibility Requirements \nApplicants must: \n\nBe a student in good academic and disciplinary standing\nBe seeking a degree from Longwood University\nBe currently enrolled full-time as a junior or senior\nDemonstrate a commitment to the ideals reflected in the legacy of Dr. C. G. Gordon Moss and the Moton story\n\n\nApplication Deadline \nApplications are due by September 30\, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. \n\nApply \nInterested students are encouraged to apply and take part in this opportunity to engage with history\, leadership\, and community at the Robert Russa Moton Museum. \nClick here to apply:
URL:https://motonmuseum.org/event/c-g-gordon-moss-scholars-program-apply-today/
LOCATION:Moton Museum\, 900 Griffin Blvd\, Farmville\, VA\, 23901\, United States
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SUMMARY:Moton Community Prayer Breakfast: Fall 2026
DESCRIPTION:September brings a welcome shift. Summer begins to soften\, mornings grow a little cooler\, routines return\, and the changing season gives us new reasons to reconnect. \nAt Moton\, that means the return of the Moton Community Prayer Breakfast. \nOne of the museum’s longest-running programs\, the Prayer Breakfast brings people from across our community together for a shared meal\, prayer\, reflection\, conversation and fellowship. \nWith autumn on the horizon\, we invite you to join us at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast prepared by Grateful Fed Catering and time spent with neighbors\, friends and new faces alike. \nSAVE THE DATES\n\nOCTOBER 6\nNOVEMBER 3\n\nCome as you are\, bring a friend or colleague\, and start the morning with us. The Moton Community Prayer Breakfast is free and open to the public. No registration is required. \nThe Fall 2026 series is sponsored by Centra Southside Community Hospital.
URL:https://motonmuseum.org/event/moton-community-prayer-breakfast-fall-2026/
LOCATION:Moton Museum\, 900 Griffin Blvd\, Farmville\, VA\, 23901\, United States
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SUMMARY:Rev. L. Francis Griffin Lecture 2026
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Dr. Michael L. Blakey\nThe Robert Russa Moton Museum welcomes Dr. Michael L. Blakey for the 2026 Rev. L. Francis Griffin Lecture on Sunday\, September 13\, at 3:00 PM. \nDrawing from his newly published three-volume work\, The Blinding Light of Race: Race and Racism in Western Science and Society\, Blakey will examine the enduring problem of racism in America and trace its scientific and social origins through Western history and society. \nA discussion and book signing will follow the lecture. \nSunday\, September 13\, 2026 | 3:00 PMRobert Russa Moton Museum900 Griffin Blvd.\, Farmville\, VA 23901 \nMeet the Author\nDr. Michael L. Blakey is National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Anthropology\, Africana Studies\, and American Studies at William & Mary\, where he is founding director of the Institute for Historical Biology. \nFrom 1992 to 2009\, Blakey served as Scientific Director of Howard University’s African Burial Ground Project in New York City. Since 2004\, he has served on the Scholarly Advisory Committee of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. \nAn author of more than 80 articles in refereed journals\, Blakey has lectured on bioarchaeology\, publicly engaged archaeology and racism at universities and museums across the United States and in Africa\, Asia\, Australia\, Europe and South America. \n \n  \nAbout the Rev. L. Francis Griffin Lecture\nKnown as “The Fighting Preacher\,” Rev. L. Francis  \n  \nGriffin Sr. was the longtime pastor of First Baptist Church in Farmville\, a community leader and a steadfast advocate for equal education and civil rights. \nHis leadership was central to Prince Edward County’s struggle for equal education—from standing with the students of Robert Russa Moton High School following their 1951 strike to continuing the fight during the years Prince Edward County’s public schools were closed. \nThe Rev. L. Francis Griffin Lecture is presented in his honor\, carrying forward a legacy of courageous leadership\, education and an unwavering commitment to justice. \nFree and open to the public.
URL:https://motonmuseum.org/event/rev-l-francis-griffin-lecture-2026/
LOCATION:Moton Museum\, 900 Griffin Blvd\, Farmville\, VA\, 23901\, United States
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