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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.
Photograph of the bombed out home of Harry T. Moore and Harriette V. Moore. Moore Memorial Park and Cultural Center is a historic site in Mims, Florida. The site, which was the home of civil rights leader Harry T. Moore, now houses a museum, conference center and park. [1]
Known as a national civil rights leader, teacher and founder of the Brevard County NAACP, he and his wife Harriette were targeted for assassination Christmas Eve, 1951; they received fatal injuries when a bomb exploded from under their home. Moore died in the blast; his wife survived until January 3, 1952 . Both of their daughters survived the ...
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