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Jun 2021
48m 11s

E252: Harry & Harriette Moore Pt. 1

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For nearly two decades, a Black couple in Florida took on some of the state’s most insidious civil rights violations. Leveraging the political power of the NAACP, Harry T. Moore advocated for fair elections, equal pay, and on behalf of the Groveland Boys in the notorious rape case. On Christmas Day 1951, the Moores were murdered after a bomb exploded under t ... Show More
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