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Date of Photograph
2003-06-15
Description
Awarding of honorary diplomas at Prince Edward County High School, Prince Edward County, Va., on June 15, 2003. Some four hundred former Prince Edward County students were awarded honorary diplomas at Prince Edward County High School, which was formerly the "new" Robert R. Moton High School. These students were denied education when public schools were closed by the white oligarchy for five years (1959-1964) to avoid desegregation and compliance with the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court orders.
Name of School
Prince Edward County High School
Other School Name
Robert R. Moton High School (Prince Edward County)
Corporate Name Subject
Prince Edward County High School (Prince Edward County, Va.)
Topical Subject
Commencement ceremonies -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County
Geographic Subject
Prince Edward County (Va.)
County
Prince Edward County (Va.)
Original Image Medium
Color photograph
Original Image Size
9 x 13 cm. (3 1/2 x 5 in.)
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
pec205.jpg