Moton High School, located in Farmville, Virginia, played a significant role in the Civil Rights Movement and the fight against segregation in education. In 1951, students at Moton High School led a strike to protest the overcrowded and inadequate facilities compared to the white high school in the area.

This protest led to a lawsuit, Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, which was one of the five cases combined into the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case in 1954. The Brown v. Board decision declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional, effectively ending legal segregation in public schools.

The students and community members at Moton High School demonstrated great courage and determination in their fight for equality and justice, making a lasting impact on the Civil Rights Movement and the history of education in America.