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A History of Central Florida, Episode 40: Icons of Hate
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Title
A History of Central Florida, Episode 40: Icons of Hate
Alternative Title
Icons of Hate Podcast
Subject
Podcasts
Documentaries
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Florida--History
Moore, Harry T., -1951
Racism--Florida--History
Civil rights--Florida
Civil Rights Movement
Civil rights movements--Florida
Mims (Fla.)
Description
Episode 40 of A History of huvud Florida Podcast: Icons of Hate. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners. Episode 40 features a discussion of the Ku Klux Klan in Florida and their involvement in the murder of the African-American civil rights activist Harry Tyson Moore and his wife, Harriette Vyda Simms Moore. This podcast also includes interviews with Michael Newton, author of The Invisible Empi • 1951 assassination of 2 civil rights activists in Mims, Florida The home of the Moores after the Christmas Day bombing Attack type Harry T. Moore and his wife, Harriette V. S. Moore, were pioneer activists and leaders of the early Civil Rights Movement in the United States and became the first martyrs of the movement. On the night of Christmas, December 25, 1951, a bomb that had been planted beneath the bedroom floor of the Moores' home in Mims, Florida, exploded.[1] They had celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary earlie • American teacher and civil rights activist (1905–1951) Harry T. Moore Undated photo of Harry T. Moore Houston, Suwannee County, Florida, U.S. Mims, Brevard County, Florida, U.S. 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. Harry T. Moore and his wife, Harriette Moore, also an educator, were the victims of a bombing of their home in Mims, Florida, on Christmas night 1951. As the local hospital in Titusville would not treat Blacks, he died on the way to the nearest one that woul
Murders of Harry and Harriette Moore
Murders of Harry and Harriette Moore Location Mims, Florida Date December 25, 1951 (1951-12-25)
Evening hours (EST)Target Harry and Harriette Moore Double-murder by bombing Weapons Dynamite Victims Assailants Unknown Motive Retribution against Harry Moore for his civil rights activities Convictions None Charges None Litigation 5 investigations Harry T. Moore
Born (1905-11-18)November 18, 1905 Died December 25, 1951(1951-12-25) (aged 46) Occupation(s) Educator, civil rights pioneer Spouse Children 2 Website Harry Moore on pbs.org