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Harriette Vyda Simms Moore (June 19, 1902 – January 3, 1952) was an American educator and civil rights worker. She was the wife of Harry T. Moore, who founded the first branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Brevard County, Florida.
Harry T. and Harriette Moore, a Florida couple active in the civil rights movement, paid the ultimate price for the freedoms won for their community when they were killed by Ku Klux Klan members in their own home in 1951.
Harry T. Moore and his wife, Harriette V. S. Moore, were pioneer activists and leaders of the early Civil Rights Movement in the United States and became the first martyrs of the movement. On the night of Christmas, December 25, 1951, a bomb that had been planted under the bedroom floor of the Moores' home in Mims, Florida, exploded. [1]
26 de dic. de 2023 · Harriette and Harry Moore were civil rights leaders who organized voter registration and challenged racial injustice in Florida. They were killed by a Klan bomb on Christmas Day 1951, along with their home and their legacy.
1 de feb. de 2022 · Seventy years ago, Florida civil rights pioneer Harry T. Moore and his wife, Harriette, were killed in a bombing at their home on Christmas Day. No one was charged with their murders.
Learn about Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore, the leading civil rights activists in Florida and the nation during the 1930s and 40s. Visit their historic home, exhibitions, and park, or book a tour or event.
26 de feb. de 2020 · The Unsolved Murder of Civil Rights Activist Harry Moore. An organizer who campaigned for justice in 1940s Florida, Moore was among the first martyrs to the cause. Francine Uenuma. History...
