Robert Russa Moton High School
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Robert Russa Moton High School is a historic segregated Black high school in Farmville, Virginia, whose student-led strike against unequal conditions became a key part of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education desegregation case.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Russa Moton High School canonical | 5 |
| Moton School | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T517990 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Robert Russa Moton High School Context triple: [Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, associatedInstitution, Robert Russa Moton High School]
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Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts is a renowned Dallas magnet high school known for its rigorous arts-focused curriculum and notable alumni in music, theater, dance, and visual arts.
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McClymonds High School
McClymonds High School is a public high school in Oakland, California, best known for its strong athletic tradition and for producing legendary basketball player Bill Russell.
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C.
Charles W. Woodward High School
Charles W. Woodward High School is a public secondary school in Montgomery County, Maryland, known for serving the suburban Washington, D.C. area and for notable alumni including businessman and former NFL team owner Dan Snyder.
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Farragut Career Academy High School
Farragut Career Academy High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, best known for its strong basketball program and as the alma mater of NBA star Kevin Garnett.
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E.
Joel Barlow High School
Joel Barlow High School is a public secondary school serving students from the towns of Redding and Easton in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Robert Russa Moton High School Target entity description: Robert Russa Moton High School is a historic segregated Black high school in Farmville, Virginia, whose student-led strike against unequal conditions became a key part of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education desegregation case.
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A.
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts is a renowned Dallas magnet high school known for its rigorous arts-focused curriculum and notable alumni in music, theater, dance, and visual arts.
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B.
McClymonds High School
McClymonds High School is a public high school in Oakland, California, best known for its strong athletic tradition and for producing legendary basketball player Bill Russell.
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C.
Charles W. Woodward High School
Charles W. Woodward High School is a public secondary school in Montgomery County, Maryland, known for serving the suburban Washington, D.C. area and for notable alumni including businessman and former NFL team owner Dan Snyder.
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Farragut Career Academy High School
Farragut Career Academy High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, best known for its strong basketball program and as the alma mater of NBA star Kevin Garnett.
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Joel Barlow High School
Joel Barlow High School is a public secondary school serving students from the towns of Redding and Easton in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high school
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historic site ⓘ segregated Black school ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Robert Russa Moton High School
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surface form:
Moton School
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| associatedWith |
Barbara Johns
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Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Brown v. Board of Education
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surface form:
Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| county | Prince Edward County ⓘ |
| currentUse |
civil rights education center
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museum ⓘ |
| educationalFocus | secondary education ⓘ |
| era |
Jim Crow laws
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surface form:
Jim Crow era
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| event |
1951 student walkout
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student-led strike against unequal conditions ⓘ |
| field | education ⓘ |
| governingBody |
County School Board of Prince Edward County
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surface form:
Prince Edward County public schools
|
| hasType | public school ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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Virginia Landmarks Register ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Historic Landmark
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| knownFor |
role in Brown v. Board of Education
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student strike of 1951 ⓘ |
| legalCase | Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Farmville, Virginia
ⓘ
Prince Edward County, Virginia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Russa Moton ⓘ |
| openedAs | public high school for Black students ⓘ |
| operatedAs | segregated Black high school ⓘ |
| partOf | Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| reasonForStrike |
inadequate resources
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overcrowded facilities ⓘ unequal conditions compared to white schools ⓘ |
| serves | African American students ⓘ |
| significance |
key site in challenge to Jim Crow education laws
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symbol of struggle for school desegregation ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| studentLeader | Barbara Johns ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Brown v. Board of Education exhibits
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civil rights documentaries ⓘ |
| theme |
racial segregation in education
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school desegregation ⓘ student activism ⓘ |
| topicOf | civil rights history studies ⓘ |
| usedAs | evidence of school segregation ⓘ |
| usedIn | arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| yearOfStudentStrike | 1951 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Russa Moton High School Description of subject: Robert Russa Moton High School is a historic segregated Black high school in Farmville, Virginia, whose student-led strike against unequal conditions became a key part of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education desegregation case.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
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associatedInstitution
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Robert Russa Moton High School
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this entity surface form:
Moton School