Harriette Vyda Simms Moore (1902-1952)

Social Reformer. Wife of early Civil Rights Martyr Harry T. Moore. She was a black teacher in segregated Florida and supported and assisted her husbands efforts in winning equal rights for African Americans. On Christmas Day, 1951, a bomb that was planted under their home exploded, killing Harry. Harriette succumbed to her injuries nine days later. The crime remains unsolved.

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