Join this class to explore the life of Barbara Johns. We will uncover the circuitous path to finally placing her statue in the US Capitol this January. Each state is allowed two statues to represent their state in the US Capitol. Virginia has Barbara Johns and George Washington. How did her statue come to fruition? We will also focus on the backstory with Johns as the student leader of the successful strike at the Prince Edward County, Robert Russa Moton High School. Students were forced to take classes in tar paper shacks and broken-down school busses. Once started in the Spring of 1951, events escalated to a national debate that had to be settled by the Supreme Court. Her bold leadership was before Selma, before King, and before Rosa. How did a 16-year-old African American girl have the courage to lead a peaceful revolt that changed America? And, what happened to her after the strike and the local and national fallout from the Supreme Court 'Brown vs Board of Education' ruling in 1954.