Posted on May 25th, 2012 by admin
(From the Farmville Herald) The 2012 class Salutatorian (left) is Calla Bowles and the Valedictorian is Katrina Lowe. (Photo by Rob Chapman)
Moton Museum Director, Lacy Ward, Jr., delivered the commencement address to the Prince Edward County High School Class of 2012 on May 19th, charging the graduates to be prepared for their “Joshua Moment.”
From The Farmville Herald article published May 22nd, 2012:
“Joshua came into leadership in the shadow of a great man,” Ward said Saturday morning with parents, family and guests looking on in the middle school gym. “The challenge was great. Expectations were high. Would he be prepared?
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“Today, you assume your position of leadership. Today you are adults. Today you are responsible. Today is your Joshua moment. Are you prepared?”
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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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