🎥 Owen Norris – Robert Moton Alumni Interview

The interview highlights how Moton was more than a school—it was a center of identity and resilience. Alumni like Norris carry forward lessons of perseverance, respect, and community responsibility that continue to shape their lives and the broader Carroll County community today.

Norris reflects on what it meant to attend Moton, describing both the challenges of segregation and the strong sense of community that defined the school. Despite limited resources and long travel distances, students were supported by dedicated teachers and a close-knit environment that emphasized discipline, pride, and achievement.

This interview, part of the Carroll County History Project, captures the lived experience of Owen Norris as a student at Robert Moton High School—the only high school available to Black students in Carroll County prior to integration.

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