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Farmville to commemorate “kneel-in” 50th anniversary July 28th, 3PM 23 Jul 2013 | 12:39 am
Churches unite in honor of unsung student Civil Rights heroes Student demonstrators in Downtown Farmville, Virginia, July 1963. Photo courtesy of The Richmond Times-Dispatch. On Sunday, July 28th, 1...
‘The Moton School Story: Children of Courage’ opening April 29th 11 Apr 2013 | 07:27 am
New Civil Rights exhibition explores origin and aftermath of ‘Brown v. Board’ Before the sit-ins in Greensboro, before the Montgomery bus boycott, there was the 1951 Moton Student Strike in Farmville,...
‘Let Every Day Be Your Best Day’ book event Thurs, March 21st 19 Mar 2013 | 06:36 pm
The Moton Museum invites you to join us on Thursday, March 21st, 2013, from 6:00 to 7:30pm, for a book talk and signing of Let Every Day Be Your Best Day, written as a tribute to noted Appomattox Coun...
Moton premiering Jay-Z, Jada Pinkett & Will Smith-produced Angela Davis film Feb 28th 14 Feb 2013 | 10:01 pm
Executive producers have local roots The Moton Museum & National Civil Rights Landmark is proud to host the Virginia premiere of Free Angela & All Political Prisoners by Peabody Award winning filmmak...
Moton director joins leading scholars for VFH’s first online social screening Feb 28th 13 Feb 2013 | 10:10 am
The entire world is invited to attend the first ever Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (VFH) online film screening and discussion event, entitled A Republic Corrupted at Birth, on Thursday, Febru...
Moton, American Civil War Center to host ‘A Dream Deferred’ Thurs, Feb 21st in Richmond 12 Feb 2013 | 09:04 pm
On Thursday, February 21st, the Moton Museum will travel an hour east to co-host ‘A Dream Deferred: The 1959-64 Prince Edward County School Closings’ at the American Civil War Center in Richmond. The...
No. 2 Air Force official to speak at Moton Sat, Jan 12th, 3PM 20 Dec 2012 | 09:13 pm
General Larry O. Spencer, Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, will deliver a public keynote address Saturday, January 12th, 2013 at 3pm here at the Moton School Civil Rights Learning C...
Support civil rights education at Moton (Send funds) 20 Dec 2012 | 08:30 pm
The Moton School Civil Rights Learning Center in Farmville, Prince Edward County, is Virginia’s sole National Historic Landmark of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. Its new permanent exhibit galleries ...
Charity fashion show at Moton Sat, Dec. 8th 3 Dec 2012 | 12:01 pm
Vellie’s Boutique at Diamond Hill (Charlotte Courthouse) and Strutz Menswear of Downtown Farmville have joined together to host a must-attend fashion show at the Moton Museum on Saturday, December 8t...
Moton Museum featured on Comcast Newsmakers 1 Dec 2012 | 07:11 pm
Assoc. Director for Operations, Justin G. Reid, discusses the spring 2013 gallery opening of the Moton Museum — Virginia’s sole Civil Rights Movement-related National Historic Landmark — and why the s...
