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1951 - Florida Freedom Fighters

Civil rights activists Harry T. Moore and his wife, Harriette, were killed by a bomb planted beneath their home in Mims, Florida. Harry T. Moore, the Florida NAACP president, was a prominent advocate for voting rights and anti-lynching laws. The bombing occurred on their 25th wedding anniversary. Despite investigations, no one has ever been convicted of the murders.

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