Query: *
Archival Materials
The Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Archival Collection
Creators:
Moore, Harry T., 1905-1951
Moore, Harriette V., 1902-1952
Moore, Harriette V., 1902-1952
Dates:
bulk 1945-1949
Size:
1 Cubic foot
Collection ID:
NMAAHC.A2018.12
Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Harry T. Moore was a pioneering civil rights activist, educator, and civic leader. The collection was originally housed in a formerly "lost" briefcase that was found in 2006 by FBI investigators. The materials in this collection focus on his activities as a civil rights activist and community leader who sought to advocate for pay equity, voting rights, and justice reform for African American communities in Florida. Harry Moore and his wife Harriette were murdered for their work and they have been immortalized as the Civil Rights Movement's first martyrs.