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William Lewis Moore

Case from Attalla, AL dated Apr 23, 1963

Victim Details

William Lewis Moore

Male

White / Caucasian

Attalla

AL

1963-04-23

35

William

Lewis Moore

07/05/2026

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In the spring of 1963, a 35-year-old white postal worker named William Lewis Moore embarked on a solitary journey for civil rights, a mission that would tragically be his last. A former Marine and a member of the Congress of Racial Equality Moore was a passionate advocate against racial segregation. He began a one-man march from Chattanooga, Tennessee, with the ultimate destination of Jackson, Mississippi. There, he intended to personally deliver a letter to Governor Ross Barnett, urging him to ...
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