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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
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| Moton School | 0 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| 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
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| 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
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Prince Edward County, Virginia NERFINISHED → United States of America →
surface form:
United States
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| 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 → |
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this entity surface form:
Moton School
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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