Amzie Moore
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Amzie Moore was an American civil rights leader and entrepreneur in the Mississippi Delta. He helped lead voter registration efforts. His former home in Cleveland, Mississippi, is a Mississippi Landma
Amzie Moore photographed in 1963 by Harvey Richards.
Bolivar County, Mississippi
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Bolivar County is a county located on the western border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,985. Its county seats are Rosedale and Cleveland. The county is
Amzie Moore
…father abandoned him. The furthest he went in his education was tenth grade at Stone Street High School in Greenwood, Mississippi In 1935 he moved to Bolivar County and got a job as a custodian at the local Post Office; in the midst of the Great Depression, this was considered a “high status job” for an African…
Historic Grover Hotel in Downtown Cleveland