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Calling all visionaries. What’s your wish for America’s future?

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

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What’s your wish for America’s future? History is unfolding all around us, and young people are taking the lead in shaping the future of the nation we live in. A

Staff Profile: Leah Brown, Assistant Director for Education

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

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The Moton Museum continues its staff profile series. With this profile, we feature Leah Brown is the Assistant Director for Education at the Robert Russa Moton Museum (Moton). Prior to

Moton Museum received $53,000 NEH grant for online exhibit

Posted on June 24, 2020 (November 11, 2020) by staff

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Farmville—The Moton Museum recently received a grant from the National Endowment for Humanities that will support the development of an online exhibition to aid in telling the story of how

Moton Announces Reopening Guidelines

Posted on June 11, 2020 (November 11, 2020) by staff

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The Moton Museum continues to put the safety of our staff, volunteers, visitors, and community first. Since first closing our doors to the public in mid-March ahead of official guidance

Civil rights history tells us who loses when schools are closed

Posted on June 4, 2020 (November 11, 2020) by staff

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This opinion piece authored by Moton Managing Director Cameron Patterson appeared in the online local opinion section of the Washington Post on June 1st, 2020. This opinion piece delivers a

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