Virginia: Students Take a Stand in Farmville
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Virginia: Students Take a Stand in Farmville
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A teenager named Barbara Johns leads a student protest at her segregated school in Farmville—an act of courage that would help change legal history in Virginia and beyond.
Resources:
- Explore Virginia's sites on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail
- Learn even more about Farmville's Civil Rights stories at the Robert Russa Moton Museum
- Check out other states and stories along the U.S. Civil Rights Trail
This episode features the voices and perspectives of:
- Cainan Townsend, Exec. Dir., Robert Russa Moton Museum
- Joan Johns Cobbs
- Claude Jones Cobbs
- Skip Griffin
- Gary Flowers, Historic Tour Guide and former attorney
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