Harriette Moore (1902 - 1951)

Thu Jun 19, 1902

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Harriette Moore, born on this day in 1902, was a school teacher and civil rights activist who, along with her husband, was murdered by white supremacists after their home was bombed on their 25th wedding anniversary, December 25th, 1951.

Harriette’s husband, Harry Moore, was also a civil rights activist, and together they founded the Florida state chapter of the NAACP. In 1946, they were both fired by the Brevard County public school system and blacklisted due to their political activities.

On their 25th wedding anniversary (December 25th, 1951), the Moore home in Mims, Florida was bombed by white supremacists. The local hospital would not treat black people, and Harry died on the way to the nearest one that would, 30 miles away in Sanford, Florida.

Harriette died from her wounds nine days later, on January 3rd, 1952, at the same hospital. Their deaths were two of the earliest assassinations in the civil rights movement.

Although the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigated their murders, no one was ever prosecuted. A state investigation and forensic work in 2005 identified four Ku Klux Klan members who likely committed the bombing, however they had all been dead for many years.

  • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I see this in my son and his friends every time I’m around them. Just my little personal anecdote, but either I had some shitty friends or the kids these days are alright.