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Robert Russa Moton Museum

The Robert Russa Moton Museum is a historic site and museum in , . It is located in the former Robert Russa Moton High School, considered "the student birthplace of America's Civil Rights Movement" for its initial student strike and ultimate role in the 1954 Brown v.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: noon—4:00 PM
    Sunday: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: high school in Farmville, Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Moton”, “Moton Museum”, and “Robert Russa Moton High School”
  • Address: 900 Griffin Boulevard, Farmville, VA 23901

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Willett Hall and First Baptist Church.

Sports venue
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is an academic facility and previously served as a 1,807-seat multi-purpose arena in . It was built in 1980 and was home to the Longwood University Lancers men's and women's basketball teams until 2023. is situated 2,300 feet north of Robert Russa Moton Museum.

Church
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is a historic African-American Baptist church located at , . It was built between about 1855 an 1895, and is a one-story, rectangular brick Late Gothic Revival style church building on a full basement. is situated 3,700 feet north of Robert Russa Moton Museum.

School
is a private and secondary school located in . Founded in 1959 as Prince Edward Academy, a whites-only segregation academy, the school was renamed after businessman J. is situated 3,700 feet east of Robert Russa Moton Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Farmville and Kimberly Hills.

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is a town in and counties in the Commonwealth of . It is the county seat of . The population was 7,473 at the 2020 census.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 2½ miles north of Robert Russa Moton Museum.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 3 miles north of Robert Russa Moton Museum.

Robert Russa Moton Museum

Latitude
37.29144° or 37° 17′ 29″ north
Longitude
-78.39758° or 78° 23′ 51″ west
Elevation
423 feet (129 metres)
Open location code
87937JR2+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 179912934
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q7349431
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Robert Russa Moton Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “羅伯特·魯薩·摩頓高中”
  • Japanese: “ロバート・ルッサ・モートン高校”

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