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Moton HS Class of 1948

Class Motto: “Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve”

Class Colors: Pink & Green

Date of Graduation: June 8, 1948

Class Members: Sallie F Chester, Thelma L Johnson, Carrie B Land (valedictorian), Birthena Langley, Rudolph Love, William McRea, Mattie L Smith (salutatorian), Eugene Timmons, Carrie Lois Tucker

Dr. R. Moton High School was built by Hernando County School District in the early 1950s to accommodate black students during Jim Crow years until the schools were fully integrated in 1969.  Graduates Maulty Moore became the first in the county to play in the NFL and Hazel Land was the first female black woman to graduate from University of Florida Law School.

CITATIONS/CREDIT:

Rudolph Love Tolbert (1930-2021): https://www.aikensfuneralhome.com/obituary/rudolph-tolbert

Eugene Timmons (1930-2021): https://www.heraldtribune.com/obituaries/psar0045785 

Hernando County Library, Moton High School