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Amzie Moore photographed in 1963 by Harvey Richards. Amzie Moore (September 23, 1911 – February 1, 1982) was an African-American civil rights leader and entrepreneur in the Mississippi Delta. He helped lead voter registration efforts. His former home is a Mississippi Landmark.
Amzie Moore. September 23, 1911 – February 1, 1982. Raised in Grenada County, Mississippi. Amzie Moore (second from the right) with SNCC organizers in Mississippi, 1963, crmvet.org. Amzie Moore brought SNCC into Mississippi; in fact, he put voter registration on SNCC’s table.
13. Juli 2016 · Amzie Moore was a prominent figure in the Mississippi civil rights movement and voter registration campaign. He was born on September 23, 1911, on the Wilkins plantation near Greenwood, Mississippi, to black sharecropper parents.
Amzie Moore worked throughout his life to address racial injustice in the Mississippi Delta, helping as early as the 1930s to create the groundwork for later civil rights activism in the state. Moore was born on Wilkin Plantation in Grenada County on 23 September 1911. Moore’s parents separated when he was a child, and his […]
Moore was considered to be a community leader in his home, Cleveland, Mississippi. He was the president of the local NAACP for a time and he encouraged voter registration efforts in the black community. Moore organized the local Head Start, beginning in 1966. He was also responsible for the building of many units of housing for low-income ...
Amzie Moore was a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement, playing a crucial role in the fight for equality and justice. Born on September 23, 1911, in rural Mississippi, Moore dedicated his life to advocating for the rights of African Americans and challenging the oppressive systems that plagued the….
Amzie Moore. 1911-1982. Amzie Moore was born in 1911 on Wilkin Plantation in Grenada County, Mississippi to a family of sharecroppers. In 1942 he joined the U.S. Army and served for 3-1/2 year.
