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Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore
URL: http://www.pbs.org/harrymoore/

Description:
Devoted to "one of the forerunners of the civil rights movement in America," who "did groundbreaking work in Florida [during the 1930s and 40s] in registering African American voters, investigating lynchings and police brutality, and fighting for equal education for blacks and whites." Includes letters from the NAACP organizer, a timeline (1896-1968), teacher's guide, interactive map, comments on Moore's legacy, and investigations of his unsolved murder. Online companion to PBS documentary of same title.

Author:
Green, Ben, editor

Publisher:
The Documentary Institute

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
African American civil rights workers
Black History Month
Florida -- Race relations
Moore, Harry T., d. 1951
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
People

LII Database Information:
Record 885 created by Tom McGibney on 10/20/2002
Last modification on 10/01/2004
Published: 10/20/2002  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/885