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Harriette Vyda <I>Simms</I> Moore

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Harriette Vyda Simms Moore

Birth
Mims, Brevard County, Florida, USA
Death
3 Jan 1952 (aged 49)
Sanford, Seminole County, Florida, USA
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Mims, Brevard County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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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.
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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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Faith
  • Added: Oct 4, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6820096/harriette_vyda-moore: accessed ), memorial page for Harriette Vyda Simms Moore (19 Jun 1902–3 Jan 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6820096, citing LaGrange Cemetery, Mims, Brevard County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.