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Robert Russa Moton Museum

Robert Russa Moton Museum

Next to Longwood University is the Robert R. Moton Museum, which A museum guide in a purple polo shirt speaks to a group of Call Me MiSTER students gathered around a historic schoolroom exhibit, featuring vintage desks, a wood-burning stove, and informational panels about faculty and staff in segregated schools. commemorates the 1951 school strike led by 16-year-old Barbara Johns, a pivotal event in the fight against school segregation. The museum, which has received numerous awards, also tells the story of the subsequent Prince Edward County school closures.

The MISTERS have extensive involvement with the Moton Museum, collaborating closely with its executive director, Cainan Townsend, who is an alumnus of the Call Me MISTER program.

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“I chose Longwood is because of its rich history of producing great teachers. I want to become a fifth-grade teacher, and Longwood’s liberal studies program will give me the skills I need to become the best fifth-grade teacher I can be.”

Jonathan Brooks ‘23

“All of us today can have that choice, just like Barbara Johns did, to be part of the positive change. We can be part of the change or we can sit idly by. I think it should inspire us all to make the choice that benefits society and helps us grow and develop as a community.”

James Bennett ‘20

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