RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 35: Harry T. Moore, Part 1
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Title
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 35: Harry T. Moore, Part 1
Alternative Title
Harry T. Moore Podcast
Subject
Podcasts
Documentaries
Moore, Harry T., 1905-1951
Civil rights--Florida
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Florida
Civil rights activists
Bombings--United States
Description
Episode 35, Part 1 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: Harry T. Moore. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners.
Episode 35 focuses on the background of Harry Tyson Moore and his wife Harriette Vyda Simms Moore, how Moore became a major civil rights leader, the movement for equality that he led in Central Florida, and the historical framework for the racism and social tensions that plagued Florida during the 1940s and 1950s. Harry Tyson Moore was a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement in Florida and founder of the first Brevard County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He and his wife were assassinated by a Ku Klux Klan bomb on December 25, 1951. The Moores are the first NAACP members to be murdered for their activism and Harry T. Moore is sometimes called the first martyr of the 1950s-era civil rights movement.
Episode 35 focuses on the background of Harry Tyson Moore and his wife Harriette Vyda Simms Moore, how Moore became a major civil rights leader, the movement for equality that he led in Central Florida, and the historical framework for the racism and social tensions that plagued Florida during the 1940s and 1950s. Harry Tyson Moore was a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement in Florida and founder of the first Brevard County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He and his wife were assassinated by a Ku Klux Klan bomb on December 25, 1951. The Moores are the first NAACP members to be murdered for their activism and Harry T. Moore is sometimes called the first martyr of the 1950s-era civil rights movement.
Abstract
In this podcast, Dr. Jim Clark and author Ben Green give a detailed background of Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore. This podcast gives audiences a better understanding of who Harry T. Moore was and how he became a major civil rights leader, and the movement for equality that he led in Central Florida. Both contributors give their expertise on Moore and a historical framework for the racism and social tensions that plagued Florida during the 1940s and 50s.
Source
Original 15-minute and 30-second podcast, July 30, 2012: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 35: Harry T. Moore, Part 1." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 2012-07-30
Date Copyrighted
2012-07-30
Date Issued
2012-07-30
Contributor
Clark, Jim
Green, Ben
Has Part
"RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 36: Harry T. Moore, Part 2." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2489.
Is Part Of
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
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Multimedia software, such as QuickTime.
Format
audio/mp3
Extent
14.4 MB
Medium
15-minute and 30-second podcast
Language
eng
Type
Sound/Podcast
Coverage
Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore House, Mims, Florida
Accrual Method
Item Creation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created and published by RICHES of Central Florida.
Rights Holder
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 35: Harry T. Moore, Part 1." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2488.
"RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 36: Harry T. Moore, Part 2." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2489.
"RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 11: Harry T. Moore: An Interview with Dr. Jim Clark." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2463.
Green, Ben. Before His Time: The Untold Story of Harry T. Moore, America's First Civil Rights Martyr. New York, NY: Free Press, 1999.
"The Legacy of Harry T. Moore." PBS. http://www.pbs.org/harrymoore/harry/mbio.html.
Newton, Michael. The Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Florida. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2001.
"Who Were Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore?" Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Cultural Complex, Inc. http://www.harryharriettemoore.org/.
Winsboro, Irvin D. S. Old South, New South, or Down South? Florida and the Modern Civil Rights Movement. Morgantown, W. Va: West Virginia University Press, 2009. http://site.ebrary.com/id/10561071.
Sound/Podcast Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 audio podcast
Duration
15 minutes and 30 seconds
Bit Rate/Frequency
128kbps
Collection
Citation
“RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 35: Harry T. Moore, Part 1,” RICHES, accessed December 31, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2488.