William Lewis Moore | |
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Born | Binghamton, New York, U.S. | April 28, 1927
Died | April 23, 1963 Etowah County, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 35)
Organization | Congress of Racial Equality |
Movement | Civil Rights Movement |
William Lewis Moore (April 28, 1927 – April 23, 1963) was a postal worker and Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) member who staged lone protests against racial segregation. He was assassinated in Keener, Alabama, during a protest march from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi, where he intended to deliver a letter to Governor Ross Barnett, supporting civil rights.