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
    17·
    10 days ago

    It’s no wonder the magas are so nuts about not teaching CRT and trying to whitewash everything from history. Literally every problem in the country usually seems to come down to racism when I dig deep enough (or see the digging someone else has done) - and those few exceptions seem to come down to corporate greed.

    They probably literally believe that if enough black people learn about all this they really are going to come for all the white folks.

    Someone needs to explain to the magas that black folks are already FAR better educated about black history than they are (at least IME with black folks I know), so that ship has already sailed. And also that no matter what their ancestors did, they are only responsible for their own behavior, so maybe they should focus a bit more on that and trying to make things better for everyone than trying to protect some false legacy of US egalitarianism and ethical excellence.

    It’s a shame they could never believe such a message from anyone except Trump, who would never say it, nor believe it in the first place.

    • rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works
      9·
      10 days ago

      Then they get mad when you point out that some of these things are baked into the system, codified into laws and have long-tail, multi-generational effects to work out.

    • Dkarma@lemmy.world
      5·
      10 days ago

      White people are scared they’ll be treated the way they treated blacks all these years once the tables are turned…and they are turning.

      Racists aren’t safe and they know it.