Remembering Suwannee : Harry T. Moore

Eric Musgrove Contributor Suwannee County has been home to thousands of hard-working Americans over the years. Many times, these individuals help make their communities and the surrounding area better places to live. Sometimes, however, they reach far more than the local community and enter the state and national stage. Such was Harry T. Moore, an African American civil rights pioneer. Harry was born on Nov. 18, 1905, in the community of Houston, the one-time county seat of Suwannee County. He was the only child of Johnny and Rosa Moore, and his middle name came from his mother's maiden name. His father kept the water tanks full for the railroad that ran through Houston, as well as runni