Oral History Interview with Edward Moore on Jul;y 18, 2018.
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Mr. Moore was the first Black elected official in Jefferson county (County Commissioner, 1986) and was involved in various aspects of pressuring the city for Black civil rights. He shared what he remembered about the 1943 race riot in Beaumont, mentioned class divisions within the segregated Black communities in Beaumont, discussed the significance of unions for workplace advancement, was critical to Black representation on schools boards/in PTAs, and helped form the South Park Voters League to…
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Date:
July 18, 2016
Duration:
1 hour 51 minutes 53 seconds
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Moore, Edward
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TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library