The Robert Moton High School Project

Carroll County, Maryland

"The only way out of our situation was education"

Bill Dixon, President of The Former Students and Friends of Robert Moton High School

Have you ever wandered past a row of old photographs, and wondered what the story was behind those faces? Who are they?  What could we learn from those people gazing into the camera? The Robert Moton High School project started with questions about a row of pictures in the hall of the Carroll County Parks and Recreation office building. This building was the home of Robert Moton High School, which was the only high school for Carroll County students of color until 1964, when its last students were integrated into their home-area high schools.

This website honors the students who walked the halls of Robert Moton High School..  The photos on the wall of the Robert Moton Building are a treasure trove of memories.   In order to preserve these memories, a small group of 6th graders at Northwest Middle School interviewed Robert Moton's former students.   We are proud to share Robert Moton's history with you.  It is appropriate that today’s young people tell this story of yesterday’s students so that this generation may know what the generations before have accomplished.  It is with the highest respect that we honor the memory of Robert Moton High School.

Gayle Sands

RLA Teacher

Northwest Middle School

Taneytown, MD

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