The student birthplace of America's Civil Rights Revolution. A National Historic Landmark. #Moton1951 #BarbaraJohns #MotonLessons
Farmville, Virginia's former R.R. Moton High School, now a National Historic Landmark, is a civil rights training ground, rooted in Prince Edward County's 1951-1964, Constitution-inspired fight for student freedom.
Dreamed by 16-year-old Barbara Johns, the 1951 Moton Student Strike produced three-fourths of the plaintiffs in 'Brown v. Board of Education' (1954), the landmark Supreme Court decision desegregating U.S. schools.
From 1959 to 1964 Prince Edward County closed their public schools to avoid integration. The Supreme Court in 'Griffin v. Prince Edward' (1964) ordered schools to reopen, declaring "the time for mere 'deliberate speed' has run out."
"If..you are looking for the handful of places where this nation's civil rights revolution began, check out the old Moton High School in Farmville, Va." -- The Toledo Blade
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
