Amzie Moore Home - Cleveland, MS
Posted by: Markerman62
N 33° 44.375 W 090° 43.155
15S E 711284 N 3735618
Located on South Chrisman Avenue at Ruby Street, Cleveland
Waymark Code: WM13G2Y
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2020
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Amzie Moore (1911-1982), a local Civil Rights leader, built this house in 1941. An army veteran, Moore also worked for the U.S. Postal Service. After returning from WWII, Moore dedicated himself to the civil rights movement, co-founding the Regional Council of Negro Leadership. His home served as a meeting place for many in the civil rights movement, including Bob Moses, Sam Block, Aaron Henry, Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King, Jr., Andrew Young, John Lewis and Thurgood Marshall.
Date Installed:: 2008
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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