Posted on April 10th, 2013 by staff
New Civil Rights exhibition explores origin and aftermath of ‘Brown v. Board’
Painting courtesy of Prince Edward Co. Elementary School students (Grades Pre-K – 4) and Art teacher Carol Edmondson.
Before the sit-ins in Greensboro, before the Montgomery bus boycott, there was the 1951 Moton Student Strike in Farmville, Virginia. The 13-year battle to desegregate Prince Edward County’s public schools would reshape the nation and the future of American education. Beginning April 29th, 2013, “The Moton School Story: Children of Courage” will share this history with the world.
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Posted on March 19th, 2013 by staff
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 County educator, the late Mrs. Harriet Pierce James. Mrs. James also played a major role in educating students from Prince Edward County who came to Appomattox when public schools were closed in Prince Edward from 1959 to 1964.
The pictorial book compiled by her daughter, Ms. Beatrice James, features photographs of Mrs. James as a youth, an accomplished dancer, college student and a successful educator. There are also sections of the book dedicated to the accomplishments of Mrs. Harriet James’ father (Virginia’s first African-American Extension Agent), husband and nephew.
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Posted on February 14th, 2013 by staff
Executive producers have local roots
The Moton Museum is proud to host the Virginia premiere of Free Angela & All Political Prisoners by Peabody Award winning filmmaker Shola Lynch, Thursday, February 28th at 6pm. Special guest host, celebrated actor-producer Tim Reid, will lead an audience discussion following the film. This free public event is sponsored in part by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Limited seating is available. Doors open at 5pm.
How does a young professor end up on the FBI’s Most Wanted list and become an international political icon?
Director Shola Lynch works to answer this question through skillfully crafted historical footage and new interviews with one of the world’s most complex and controversial activists, Angela Davis. For the first time in 40 years, the acquitted former U.S. political refugee and prisoner, now 68, speaks openly about the tumultuous events of her twenties.
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Posted on February 13th, 2013 by staff
Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) will introduce the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities’ first ever online film event and panel.
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, February 28th, 2013 from 4:00-5:00PM. Participants can join in online by clicking here or by visiting the Moton Museum.
VFH Director of African American Programs, Leondra Burchall, will host this online screening of selections from PBS documentaries The Abolitionists and Freedom Riders. A discussion of the two films will then be led by a panel of experts: Moton Museum Director Lacy Ward, Jr. and historians Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander of Norfolk State University and Dr. Peter Wallenstein of Virginia Tech. The event also features an introductory video by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA).
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Posted on February 12th, 2013 by staff
The Virginia Civil Rights Memorial, located on Richmond’s Capitol Square, recognizes Prince Edward County students, civil rights leaders and attorneys.
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 free public program begins at 7pm. Attendees are encouraged to register by clicking here.
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