Amzie Moore

Amzie Moore was born and raised in Mississippi. Moore’s family owned some land, inherited from his grandfather, but they struggled in the Great Depression and eventually lost the property. Moore’s mother died when he was fourteen, and he moved to Greenwood, Mississippi where he put himself through high school. Moore worked for the U. S. Post Office from 1935 to 1968, when he retired. During that time, he also opened a service station with a restaurant and a beauty parlor. He served in the U. S. Army for three and a half years in Burma during World War II. Moore was a community leader in Cleveland, Mississippi where he was president of the local NAACP 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 families in Cleveland.
As a president of the NAACP, Amzie Moore was peripherally involved in the Emmett Till murder trial. He also spearheaded voter registration drives in Mississippi and supported the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). He brought Bob Moses to Mississippi and served as a host and guide for many other leaders of the civil rights movement working in Mississippi.

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Love & soooooooo PROUD of this GENTLEMAN for his dramatic efforts for VOTING RIGHTS!!!!!!!! RIP MY BRO IN CHRIST JESUS 🙏🏿👆🏾

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Yes!! these people don't exist anymore