New statue to replace Confederate general? Consider Harry T. Moore (FL)

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Beth Kassab
27 Feb

This week lawmakers finalized a plan to replace an old Confederate statue that has represented the Sunshine State in the nation's capitol for 94 years ...

... the Great Floridian program has a rather loose interpretation of its mandate to honor people "who have made major contributions to the progress and welfare of this state" ...

By the mid-1940s Harry and Harriette Moore lost their teaching positions at public schools in Brevard County because of their political activism.

Harry Moore took an early leadership role with the NAACP and focused his efforts on winning equal pay for black teachers, investigating numerous lynchings that took place in Florida and registering people to vote ...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-replace-florida-statue-beth-kassab-20160227-column.html

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1. Ballad of Harry T. Moore