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Date of Photograph
1988
Description
Historical marker and Robert R. Moton High School in the background on the southside of Farmville, Va., on U.S. route 15, the site where students went out on strike against school conditions. It was previously known as Mary E. Branch Elementary School #2.
Name of School
Mary E. Branch Elementary School #2
Other School Name
Robert R. Moton High School (Farmville)
Type of School
elementary schools
Demographic Served
African Americans
Name of Building
Robert Russa Moton Museum
Corporate Name Subject
R. R. Moton High School (Farmville, Va.) -- Student strike, 1951; Mary E. Branch Elementary School No. 2 (Farmville, Va.)
Topical Subject
Historical markers -- Virginia -- Farmville -- History -- Pictorial works; Student strikes -- Virginia -- Farmville -- History
Geographic Subject
Farmville (Va.)
City/Location
Farmville (Va.)
County
Prince Edward County (Va.)
Original Image Medium
Color negative
Original Image Size
6 x 9 cm.
Genre
photographs
Local Genre
photograph
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
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Collection
Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools
File Name
pec097b.jpg