Throughout Black History Month, our Vice President of Qualitative Research, Reggie Alston, is reflecting on a focus group project conducted at each of the five communities whose legal challenges were consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
In Farmville, Virginia, the Robert Russa Moton Museum is more than a historic site, it’s a reminder of what young people can spark.
Formerly Moton High School, this is where Barbara Rose Johns, at just 16 years old, led a student strike protesting unequal school conditions. That action became Davis v. County School Board, another pillar of Brown v. Board.
During my focus group in Farmville, community members spoke about the museum as a living space and one that connects past courage to present possibility.
This year, Barbara Johns was honored with a statue at the U.S. Capitol replacing a Confederate monument. A powerful shift in who we choose to remember.
Learn more: https://motonmuseum.org/
Ordinary students. Extraordinary impact.
