(5) NAACP state secretary, W. Lester Banks, attended a mass meeting called for the following day. The decision was made to sue for integration and to continue the strike until
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 4
(4) Griffin headed the local branch of the NAACP, becoming the county coordinator, and thus establishing links with other Black activists on the state and national levels. His immediate focus,
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 3
(3) In response to the demands to relieve the overcrowding at Moton High School, three temporary buildings were erected, promptly dubbed the “tar paper shacks” due to the material that
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 2
(2) Because of these challenges, a new high school for Black students was built in Prince Edward County. The school was completed in 1939 and named for Robert Russa Moton,
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 1
(1) Under continuous pressure from local Black professional men during the 1920s, the Prince Edward County School Board reluctantly added high school grades to the all-Black Mary E. Branch Elementary