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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 Moore and Harriette Simms married on December 25, 1926, and moved into the Simms' family home the following fall. [5] Harry was an educator, and Harriette was a former teacher turned insurance broker. [3] In 1927, Harry was promoted to the position of principal at the local Titusville Colored School. [5]
Harry Tyson Moore (November 16, 1905 – December 25, 1951) was an African-American educator, a pioneer leader of the civil rights movement, founder of the first branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Brevard County, Florida, and president of the state chapter of the NAACP.
On December 25, 1951, Moore and his wife were assassinated when a bomb was placed under their house. They are believed to be the first civil rights activists to be assassinated during the movement. [3] [4] In 1994, Brevard County bought the land where the Moore's house once stood. [5]
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She is a long-time contributor to The New York Times and has written for the op-ed page of USA Today and for Slate, Harper's, Smithsonian, among other publications. [2] She is a member of the Board of Contributors for USA Today's Forum Page, part of the newspaper's Opinion section, and has been managing editor of Boston magazine. [6]
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