Fighting for Equality: Harry Tyson Moore

Jason Futch [email protected]   Harry Tyson Moore, a native son of Florida, sought to make his home state a better one for Black people. Moore's story is one of the early struggles of Civil Rights in the first half of the 20th century when Florida was still in the throes of segregation.  Moore was born in the Suwannee County community of Houston, about 10 minutes east of Live Oak, on Nov. 16, 1905, the only child to Johnny and Rosa Moore. In 1914, after years of declining health, Johnny passed away, leaving Rosa to raise Moore alone while working to earn a living. A year   later, Rosa sent Moore to Daytona Beach to live with her sister. He would only spe