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Moton Bookstore – September Featured Items & Audio Tour

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Cameron Patterson

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The Moton Museum continues to promote our audio tour experience designed and curated by the Education Team helps to orientate visitors with the permanent exhibit Moton School Story: Children of

Staff Profile: Cainan Townsend, Director of Education & Outreach

Posted on September 6, 2020 (November 11, 2020) by Cameron Patterson

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The Moton Museum continues its staff profile series. With this profile, we feature Cainan Townsend, Director of Education & Outreach for the Robert Russa Moton Museum (Moton). Cainan also serves

Elliott and Walton awarded Moton Family Challenge Scholarship

Posted on July 23, 2020 (November 11, 2020) by staff

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Farmville, Virginia – The Moton Family Challenge Scholarship committee is very pleased to announce that Jewel Elliott of Richmond, Virginia, granddaughter of James Stokes and Barbara Banks along with SaRoya

Governor Northam Announces 20 New State Historical Highway Markers Highlighting Black History

Posted on July 2, 2020 (November 11, 2020) by staff

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The information below is from a press release issued by the Office of the Governor on June 19, 2020. For more information contact Alena Yarmosky, Alena.Yarmosky@governor.virginia.gov Markers include student winners

Moton Visitor Services Spotlight: Audio Tours & July Bookstore Featured Items

Posted on July 2, 2020 (July 2, 2020) by staff

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The Moton Museum reopened to the public on June 30th, following a period of being closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Moton Museum has implemented a

Ways to Give to Moton

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.

2019 gifts helped us engage with more than 12,000 individuals via our onsite and offsite programming. Help us continue this important work with your gift. All donations are tax deductible.

Check out the various ways that your gift can make an impact on behalf of Moton!

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