Moton High School, located in Prince Edward County, Virginia, played a significant role in the history of the Civil Rights Movement. In 1951, a group of African American students at Moton High School led by 16-year-old Barbara Johns protested against the inadequate and segregated facilities at their school.

This protest eventually led to a lawsuit known as Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, which was consolidated into the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case. The Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning the previous "separate but equal" doctrine.

The Moton student strike and the resulting legal battle were instrumental in the fight against segregation and paved the way for the desegregation of schools across the United States. The courage and activism of the students at Moton High School are celebrated as a significant moment in Black history and the broader struggle for civil rights.