Dec. 17, 2024

The KKK Christmas Day Bombing

The KKK Christmas Day Bombing

Harry Tyson Moore and his wife, Harriette, lived a quiet life but raised their voices for the rights of African Americans beginning in the 1930s. They are two unsung heroes of the Civil Rights Movement who became targets of a deadly attack on...

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Harry Tyson Moore and his wife, Harriette, lived a quiet life but raised their voices for the rights of African Americans beginning in the 1930s. They are two unsung heroes of the Civil Rights Movement who became targets of a deadly attack on Christmas Day, 1951. 

I’ll share with you this story of extraordinary courage, an unwavering fight for justice, and a shocking and cowardly act that turned a brave couple into martyrs for the civil rights of all Americans. 

Sources:

The Unsolved Murder of Civil Rights Activist Harry Moore | Smithsonian

PBS - Freedom Never Dies: The Story of Harry T. Moore - Florida Terror - The Klan in Florida

Microsoft Word - Harry Moore Executive Summary.doc

Harry T. Moore: A Timeline of His Accomplishments and His Artifacts

The Moores | MooreCulturalComplex

https://truecrimediva.com/harry-harriette-moore/ 

Ku Klux Klan

Harriette Vyda Simms Moore (1902-1952) •

She died as she lived, for a cause she believed in - Florida Humanities Online - Explore, Read, Watch and Enjoy Florida

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/langston-hughes 

https://allthatsinteresting.com/groveland-four 

Harry T. and Harriette Moore | NAACP

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/at-christmas-evangeline-moore-thinks-of-her-martyred-parents-and-demands-justice/2011/12/22/gIQAtdcxHP_story.html 

https://www.wucf.org/community/themooreproject/the-family/

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2020/04/21/anderson-uncovering-floridas-mask-law/1314282007/

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