The United States Civil Rights Trail

Virginia: Students Take a Stand in Farmville

Episode Summary

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.

Episode Notes

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