A list of Florida Civil Rights legend Harry T. Moore’s accomplishments

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It’s Harry Moore’s time

Civil rights activist Harry Moore and his wife, Harriette, were slain 70 years ago. Their killers are still unknown, but there’s a movement to honor the couple’s legacy.

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‘Florida’s hero is Harry T. Moore.’ The fight to bring a Civil Rights icon’s story to life

After 70 years, there’s no definitive answer to who killed Harry and Harriette Moore

A list of Florida Civil Rights legend Harry T. Moore’s accomplishments

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From 1934 to 1951, Harry T. Moore built quite the résumé when it came to Civil Rights. Here are some of his accomplishments:

▪ Helped register more than 116,000 Black Floridians to vote through his Progressive Voters League

▪ Started more than 70 NAACP branches across the state of Florida

▪ Filed the South’s first lawsuit to equalize pay of Black and white teachers

▪ Organized the Florida State Conference of the NAACP, the first in the nation to oversee the local branches

▪ Investigated every single lynching in Florida beginning in 1943 until his death in 1951

▪ Taught children about Black history and how to cast a ballot

This story was originally published December 19, 2021 at 6:00 AM.

C. Isaiah Smalls II

Miami Herald

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C. Isaiah Smalls II is a sports and culture writer who covers the Miami Dolphins. In his previous capacity at the Miami Herald, he was the race and culture reporter who created The 44 Percent, a newsletter dedicated to the Black men who voted to incorporate the city of Miami. A graduate of both Morehouse College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Smalls previously worked for ESPN’s Andscape.