Posted on May 7th, 2012 by admin
Rendering of planned exhibit detail provided by StudioAmmons
The Robert Russa Moton Museum is one step closer to becoming Virginia’s leading civil rights heritage site with the award of a $350,000 implementation grant, announced by The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in April. The award, part of a $17-million funding round from the NEH, will go towards Phase II of the Moton Museum’s permanent exhibit fabrication and installation.
“We are very pleased to receive this grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities,” says Lacy Ward, Jr., Moton Museum Director. “NEH grants are highly competitive and it is rare that small budget museums like Moton receive such substantial support.”
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Posted on May 7th, 2012 by admin
Dr. Michelle Deardorff
For years, students and teachers have been asking Who is the next Martin Luther King? – the wrong question, says Professor Michelle Deardorff, co-founder and director of The Fannie Lou Hamer National Institute on Citizenship and Democracy. Instead, she says, we should be asking, “Who’s the next Fannie Lou Hamer? Who’s the next Barbara Johns?”
Dr. Leslie McLemore
On April 23, 2012, exactly sixty-one years to the day of the historic Moton High School Student Strike, Dr. Deardorff was joined in Farmville by fellow Hamer Institute co-founder, Dr. Leslie McLemore. Together, the two discussed their work helping teachers and students draw deeper, more personal meaning from the Civil Rights Movement.
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Posted on May 7th, 2012 by admin
The Robert Russa Moton Museum welcomes Justin Reid as its first Associate Director for Museum Operations. In his new role, Justin will oversee the day-to-day functions of the museum, including all tours, programs and special events. He will also lead the museum’s partnership and community outreach efforts.
Justin, a graduate of the College of William and Mary, brings a breadth of knowledge that includes fellowships with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Williamsburg, Virginia and with the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site in Richmond, Virginia. Before accepting his new post, he served as a special projects manager for the museum’s U.S. Education Department-funded regional school reform initiative.
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Posted on April 26th, 2012 by admin
Four organizations have joined forces to preserve the memories of students who were affected by Virginia’s school desegregation efforts and will hold events throughout the state this spring.
AARP Virginia has joined with the D.O.V.E. (Desegregation of Virginia Education) Project, Virginia NAACP and the Urban League of Hampton Roads in a statewide effort to record oral histories and collect materials related to school desegregation in Virginia. The group’s Farmville event will be held at the Robert Russa Moton Museum on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 11:30am to 4:00pm.
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Posted on April 12th, 2012 by admin
Join us Tuesday, April 17th from 5-7pm as Theresa G performs a one-woman play based on the life of Barbara Johns, the young 16 year-old who led the historic 1951 Moton High School Student Strike in Farmville, Virginia.
Theresa G is a radio/television personality and actor in Richmond, Virginia and the owner of G Communications, a company specializing in voice-overs, motivational speaking and character portrayals. As a writer, producer and talk show host, Ms. G. has interviewed many personalities including Pastor Shirley Caesar, Kirk Franklin, Bishop T. D. Jakes and former First Lady Hilary Rodham Clinton. Through her original writings, she embodies such notable historic characters as Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, Sally Hemmings, and now Barbara Johns.
This special event is co-hosted by Longwood University’s Student Government Association, Black Student Association, and Office of Student Diversity & Inclusion.
