Farmville, Virginia - The Robert Russa Moton Museum. High school students went on strike here in 1951, protesting their segregated and unequal school. The students became plaintiffs in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision that outlawed segregated public schools. (For editorial use only.)
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Farmville, Virginia - The Robert Russa Moton Museum. High school students went on strike here in 1951, protesting their segregated and unequal school. The students became plaintiffs in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision that outlawed segregated public schools. (For editorial use only.)

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Jun 28, 2026

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