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Civil Rights Activist Barbara Johns
Civil Rights Activist Barbara Johns
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The 1951 Moton School Strike led by high school junior Barbara Johns was a catalyst for the long struggle for desegregation of public schools in Virginia and the nation. Cainan Townsend, managing director of the Moton Museum, will discuss the walkout and resulting lawsuit that ultimately became part of Brown v. Board of Education.
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