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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 under the bedroom floor of the Moores' home in Mims, Florida , exploded. [ 1 ]
Was arrested/held as a witness for one of three defendants accused of rape and murder of a white woman. The three defendants were sentenced to death, but the governor commuted to life one man's sentence. Angry at the lighter sentence, a mob seized Richardson from the jail and hanged him from a train trestle over the Coosa River. [266] [267 ...
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.
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The victims were identified as 78-year-old David P. Moore Jr. and 79-year-old Janice G. Moore and their cause of death was ruled accidental. The Moores were found dead at 99-2 Pulpit Road around 4 ...
Date of death Name Department Cause of death 2014-01-21: Detective Sergeant Thomas A. Smith Jr. [253] Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department, CA: Gunfire (accidental) 2014-01-23: Police Officer Kristian Daniel Willhight [254] Burns Flat Police Department, OK: Vehicle pursuit 2014-01-23: Undersheriff Brian D. Beck [255] Washita County Sheriff ...
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The Transylvania County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 12-year-old boy who died Feb. 3 at Trails Carolina, which operates as a wilderness therapy camp in Lake Toxaway. It is the ...