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Date of Photograph
1962-1963
Description
Robert R. Moton High School for African Americans on county road 628 in Prince Edward County, Va. This was the name of the school at the time the photo was taken in 1962. View of school from the east. Lock and chains blocking the driveway are seen in the foreground. The school was built in 1953, two years after the boycott by students at the original Robert R. Moton High School. This building had a pupil capacity of 650 and served grades 8-12. It was one of only two schools for African Americans in the county to have indoor plumbing and either steam or hot water heat. Later renamed Prince Edward County High School.
Name of School
Robert R. Moton High School (Prince Edward County)
Other School Name
Prince Edward County High School
Type of School
high schools
Demographic Served
African Americans
Corporate Name Subject
R. R. Moton High School (Prince Edward County, Va.); Prince Edward County High School (Prince Edward County, Va.)
Topical Subject
Schools -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- History -- Pictorial works; African American schools -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- History -- Pictorial works; High schools -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- History -- Pictorial works; Public schools -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- History -- Pictorial works; School buildings -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- History -- Pictorial works; Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- Pictorial works
Geographic Subject
Prince Edward County (Va.)
County
Prince Edward County (Va.)
Original Image Medium
Black and white 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
pec040a.jpg