- Collection:
- Encyclopedia Virginia
- Title:
- Moton School Strike and Prince Edward County School Closings
- Creator:
- Heinemann, Ronald L.
- Date of Original:
- 2008
- Subject:
- Segregation in education--Virginia--Prince Edward County
African American schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County
School buildings--Virginia--Prince Edward County
Prince Edward County (Va.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Race relations
Race discrimination--Virginia--Prince Edward County
Strikes and lockouts--Virginia--Prince Edward County
R.R. Moton High School (Farmville, Va.)
R.R. Moton High School (Farmville, Va.)--Student strike, 1951
School integration--Virginia--Prince Edward County
School integration--Massive resistance movement--Virginia--Prince Edward County
Discrimination in education--Virginia--Prince Edward County
School closings--Virginia--Prince Edward County - Location:
- United States, Virginia, 37.54812, -77.44675
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- StillImage
Sound
Text - Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Entry on the 1951 student strike at African American R.R. Moton High School in Farmville, Virginia and the school closings in Prince Edward County in 1959. Includes photographs, a brief list of suggested readings, a sound recording about the Moton Museum, and a timeline.
- Metadata URL:
- http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Moton_School_Strike_and_Prince_Edward_County_School_Closings
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Contributing Institution:
- Virginia Humanities
- Rights:
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