When
Wednesday
02/03/2010
12:00 PM

Sponsor
Northwest Florida State College

Contact
Pam Smith
850-678-5484

Where
Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida
115 Westview Ave
Valparaiso, FL 32580

County
Okaloosa

Harry T. Moore

Before Martin Luther King, Jr., began to preach from his pulpit in Montgomery, before the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision, and before Rosa Parks' famous bus ride, a man named Harry T. Moore toiled in Jim Crow Florida on behalf of the NAACP and the Progressive Voters League. For 17 years, in an era of official indifference and outright hostility, the soft-spoken but resolute Moore traveled the back roads of the state on a mission to educate, evangelize, and organize.

Author of "Before His Time: The Untold Story of Harry T. Moore", Ben Green, will share the history and impact of this pivotal figure.

Note: Event time is central time.