Farmville, Virginia

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Farmville, Virginia is a small town in central Virginia historically significant for its role in the civil rights movement, particularly as a site of student-led protests against segregated schools.

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instanceOf municipality
town
areaCode 434
associatedWith Brown v. Board of Education
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
Massive Resistance
surface form: Massive Resistance to school desegregation

Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
surface form: Prince Edward County school desegregation crisis

Robert Russa Moton High School
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
countySeatOf Prince Edward County, Virginia
distanceFrom about 48 miles east of Lynchburg, Virginia
about 65 miles west of Richmond, Virginia
economy education services
retail and furniture outlets
tourism
foundedIn 1798
governmentType town council
hasFeature rail-trail through town (High Bridge Trail)
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Farmville Historic District
surface form: Farmville Historic District
hasHistoricEvent Prince Edward County public school closure 1959–1964
student strike at Robert Russa Moton High School in 1951
hasHistoricRole center of tobacco commerce in 19th century
site of civil rights protests against school segregation
hasInstitution Hampden–Sydney College
Longwood University
hasLandmark Downtown Farmville Historic District
High Bridge Trail State Park access
Longwood University
surface form: Longwood University campus

Robert Russa Moton Museum
hasMayor elected mayor
hasPopulation approximately 8000
incorporatedAsTownIn 1912
locatedIn Cumberland County, Virginia
Prince Edward County, Virginia
Virginia
central Virginia
locatedOnRiver Appomattox River
namedAfter farm
near Hampden–Sydney College
surface form: Hampden–Sydney, Virginia
partOf Southside Virginia
postalCode 23901
region Piedmont region of Virginia
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportation U.S. Route 15 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 460 NERFINISHED

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Southside Virginia contains Farmville, Virginia
U.S. Route 15 passesThrough Farmville, Virginia
Prince Edward County, Virginia hasCountySeat Farmville, Virginia
Prince Edward County, Virginia partOfMetropolitanArea Farmville, Virginia
this entity surface form: Farmville micropolitan area
Prince Edward County, Virginia hasLargestTown Farmville, Virginia
Robert Russa Moton High School locatedIn Farmville, Virginia
Piedmont region of Virginia containsCity Farmville, Virginia
Appomattox River hasNearbyTown Farmville, Virginia
Joseph E. Johnston birthPlace Farmville, Virginia
Longwood University locatedIn Farmville, Virginia
Barbara Johns residence Farmville, Virginia
Cumberland County, Virginia containsCommunity Farmville, Virginia
this entity surface form: Farmville (partial), Virginia
Central Virginia hasCity Farmville, Virginia