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LAY THAT TRUMPET IN OUR HANDS. Carolyn Vokes & Lee MacWithey Married in La Grange, IL Honeymooned in Orlando, FL Purchased “27 acres of prime groveland” in Plymouth, FL just north of Apopka, FL. LAY THAT TRUMPET IN OUR HANDS. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Carolyn Vokes & Carolyn Vokes & Lee MacWitheyLee MacWithey
Married in La Grange, Married in La Grange, ILIL
Honeymooned in Honeymooned in Orlando, FLOrlando, FL
Purchased “27 acres Purchased “27 acres of prime groveland” of prime groveland” in Plymouth, FL in Plymouth, FL just north of Apopka, just north of Apopka, FLFL
Carolyn Vokes & Carolyn Vokes & Lee MacWitheyLee MacWithey
Married in La Grange, Married in La Grange, ILIL
Honeymooned in Honeymooned in Orlando, FLOrlando, FL
Purchased “27 acres Purchased “27 acres of prime groveland” of prime groveland” in Plymouth, FL in Plymouth, FL just north of Apopka, just north of Apopka, FLFL
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1845-18601845-1860: : One of fastest growing One of fastest growing slave states in Unionslave states in Union
18611861: 3: 3rdrd of 13 states to secede from of 13 states to secede from the Union (after SC & MS), FL had the Union (after SC & MS), FL had highest percentage of volunteers-to-highest percentage of volunteers-to-available men of any Confederate available men of any Confederate state. state.
18651865: FL Governor John Milton told : FL Governor John Milton told Legislature, "Death would be Legislature, "Death would be preferable to reunion.“ Then shot preferable to reunion.“ Then shot himself.himself.
18771877: Post-Reconstruction, white : Post-Reconstruction, white Democrats regained control. Jim Crow Democrats regained control. Jim Crow disenfranchised 200,000/44% state disenfranchised 200,000/44% state pop.pop.
1880-19301880-1930: Altho MS & AL lynched : Altho MS & AL lynched more victims, FL had more victims, FL had highest per capita highest per capita rate of lynchings in country,rate of lynchings in country, 40% 40% higher than MS.higher than MS.
""Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history." ~ A. Lincoln, 1862Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history." ~ A. Lincoln, 1862
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1901 & 19051901 & 1905: Black residents of : Black residents of Jacksonville organized boycotts to Jacksonville organized boycotts to force city to abandon efforts to force city to abandon efforts to segregate street car system segregate street car system (ultimately state legislature (ultimately state legislature intevened.)intevened.)
By 1920By 1920: FL African-Americans formed : FL African-Americans formed The Colored Knights of Pythias, The Colored Knights of Pythias, claimed one of every six black men claimed one of every six black men members, required payment of poll members, required payment of poll tax and vote in 1920 election or tax and vote in 1920 election or face expulsion.face expulsion.
FL black churches & organizations FL black churches & organizations followed suit -- followed suit -- the first statewide the first statewide civil rights movement in U.S. historycivil rights movement in U.S. history
Election Day, 1920Election Day, 1920: Mob violence in : Mob violence in Ocoee; & in Perry, 1922; and in Ocoee; & in Perry, 1922; and in Rosewood, 1923. Rosewood, 1923.
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1940-19501940-1950: : SkyrocketingSkyrocketing populationpopulation,, 3x national average3x national average 1.9 t0 2.7 million 1.9 t0 2.7 million
1950-19601950-1960: : 2.7 to 4.9 million, 2.7 to 4.9 million, up 161% in 2 up 161% in 2 decadesdecades
Growing pains: Growing pains: No No reapportionment= reapportionment= 15% of population (in 15% of population (in North Florida) elects North Florida) elects 50% of State 50% of State CongressCongress
1950s State slogan: “Welcome to Florida, land of good 1950s State slogan: “Welcome to Florida, land of good living!”living!”
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1939: “Strongest realm in 1939: “Strongest realm in the nation.” – the nation.” – Imperial Imperial Wizard Testimony before U .S. Wizard Testimony before U .S. CongressCongress
1951: 1951: “More Knights than “More Knights than any other Southern any other Southern State.” State.” – – Imperial Wizard Bill Imperial Wizard Bill Hendricks Hendricks
Most powerful klaverns – Most powerful klaverns – Jacksonville, Orlando, Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami & TampaMiami & Tampa
In Florida, Sunshine & Shadow… Florida KKKIn Florida, Sunshine & Shadow… Florida KKK
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Organized state NAACP Organized state NAACP
Filed first lawsuit in South Filed first lawsuit in South to equalize black & white to equalize black & white teachers’ salariesteachers’ salaries
Fought & investigated Fought & investigated lynchings statewidelynchings statewide
Founded Progressive Voters Founded Progressive Voters League, registered 116,000 League, registered 116,000 black voters (31% of all eligible black voters (31% of all eligible black voters) – a rateblack voters) – a rate 50% 50% higher than any other Southern higher than any other Southern State.State.
In Florida, Sunshine & Shadow… Harry T. MooreIn Florida, Sunshine & Shadow… Harry T. Moore
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MID-MARCHMID-MARCH – Melvin Womack – Melvin Womack beaten, stabbed and shot in beaten, stabbed and shot in Apopka–Winter Garden Klan Apopka–Winter Garden Klan stompin’ grounds.stompin’ grounds.
APRILAPRIL – Orlando apartment – Orlando apartment building bombed over racial building bombed over racial designation. designation.
MAYMAY – Imperial Wizard Bill – Imperial Wizard Bill Hendrix “declared war on hate Hendrix “declared war on hate groups” – NAACP, B’nai B’rith, groups” – NAACP, B’nai B’rith, Catholic Church; declared self Catholic Church; declared self candidate for governor.candidate for governor.
Spring of 1951 – THE FLORIDA TERROR BEGINSSpring of 1951 – THE FLORIDA TERROR BEGINS
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JUNE & JULYJUNE & JULY – In Miami, – In Miami, dynamite explodes at Jewish dynamite explodes at Jewish Community Center. Lit sticks of Community Center. Lit sticks of dynamite thrown onto steps of dynamite thrown onto steps of several Catholic churches. several Catholic churches.
AUGUST & SEPTEMBERAUGUST & SEPTEMBER – – In Miami, Carver Village In Miami, Carver Village Housing Project bombed. Housing Project bombed. In Central Florida, In Central Florida, the Apopka Klan attempts to the Apopka Klan attempts to abduct Thurgood Marshall. abduct Thurgood Marshall.
Summer of 1951 – THE TERROR CONTINUESSummer of 1951 – THE TERROR CONTINUES
NAACP Attorney Thurgood MarshallNAACP Attorney Thurgood Marshall
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OCTOBER 1OCTOBER 1 – On Rosh – On Rosh Hashana, dynamite sticks, a Hashana, dynamite sticks, a cross, plus swastikas and the cross, plus swastikas and the words, “Achtung, KKK!” left at words, “Achtung, KKK!” left at Miami’s Tifereth Community Miami’s Tifereth Community Center.Center.
MID-OCTOBERMID-OCTOBER – Dynamite – Dynamite planted at Miami Hebrew planted at Miami Hebrew School and Congregation. School and Congregation.
NOVEMBER 2NOVEMBER 2 – In Orlando, – In Orlando, dynamite destroys Creamette dynamite destroys Creamette Frozen Custard Stand.Frozen Custard Stand.
Fall of 1951 – THE TERROR CONTINUESFall of 1951 – THE TERROR CONTINUES
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NOVEMBER 6, 1951NOVEMBER 6, 1951 While transporting While transporting defendants to defendants to Tavares courthouse, Tavares courthouse, Lake County Lake County Sheriff Willis McCall Sheriff Willis McCall shoots Sammy shoots Sammy Shepherd and Shepherd and Walter Irvin. Walter Irvin.
Winter of 1951 – THE TERROR CONTINUESWinter of 1951 – THE TERROR CONTINUES
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Sheriff Willis McCallSheriff Willis McCall versusversusDefendant Walter Irvin Defendant Walter Irvin
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NOVEMBER 30NOVEMBER 30 – In – In Miami, a second blast Miami, a second blast at Carver Village. at Carver Village.
DECEMBER 2DECEMBER 2 – A third – A third blast at Carver Village blast at Carver Village . .
DECEMBER 3DECEMBER 3 – A – A fourth blast plus… fourth blast plus… Klansmen Klansmen to Miami Hebrew to Miami Hebrew School and School and Congregation.Congregation.
Winter of 1951 – BACK IN MIAMIWinter of 1951 – BACK IN MIAMI
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DECEMBER 25, 1951DECEMBER 25, 1951 Harry T. & Harriette V. Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore celebrate their Moore celebrate their 2525thth wedding anniversary wedding anniversary at home in Mims, FL.at home in Mims, FL.
THE ENDINGS:THE ENDINGS:
The Good Ending?The Good Ending? The Bad Ending?The Bad Ending? The one we’re working The one we’re working on? on?
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FBI & US FBI & US DEPARTMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEJUSTICE
www.fbi.govwww.fbi.gov
HATE CRIME:HATE CRIME: “Crimes motivated in “Crimes motivated in whole or in part by a whole or in part by a bias against the bias against the victim's perceived victim's perceived race, religion, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual ethnicity, sexual orientation, or orientation, or disability.”disability.”
Report by state, Report by state, each November each November
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U.S. HATE CRIME U.S. HATE CRIME STATISTICSSTATISTICS
Bias: Race 50.8%, Relig 18.4%, Eth/Nat 13.2%Bias: Race 50.8%, Relig 18.4%, Eth/Nat 13.2%Sexual Orient 16.6%, Disability 1% (1 per Sexual Orient 16.6%, Disability 1% (1 per hr)hr)
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HATE GROUP:HATE GROUP: “Active organization “Active organization whose beliefs or whose beliefs or practices attack or practices attack or malign an entire malign an entire class of people, class of people, typically for their typically for their immutable immutable characteristics.” characteristics.”
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER & U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY & U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY
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2008 ACTIVE US HATE GROUPS2008 ACTIVE US HATE GROUPS www.splcenter.orgwww.splcenter.org
926 active US Hate Groups,926 active US Hate Groups, up 54% since 2000up 54% since 2000
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 Pg. A.1
State is 2nd in number of hate groups Florida is home to 43 extremist groups, Alabama tracking center says. By JIM STRATTON SENTINEL STAFF WRITER
The meeting, shrouded in the piney woods of east Orange County, started with a round of jokes attacking minorities. A recording of the meeting shows that speeches came next - searing diatribes about the white man's plight. It's the Jews, the attendees barked, and the blacks. And don't for- get the Hispanics. As the anger peaked, a flaming wooden swastika scorched the darkness. "Let's take these [expletive] and get 'em out of our [expletive] land," one man is heard saying in the recording. "Welcome to the Fourth Reich!" And welcome to extremism in Florida. The state famous for tourism and endless sunshine has a disturbing side. It is home to 43 so-called hate groups, second only to South Carolina, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a Montgomery, Ala., organization that has tracked such groups for 25 years. Since 1997, the state has finished first or second six times in the center's annual reports on extremist groups. The center, the Anti-Defamation League and an FBI investigator who has monitored Florida extremist groups attribute the state's prominence on the hate-group list to its booming
A LOOK AT FLORIDA’S GROUPS 2nd only to South Carolina
“Central Florida is our strongest growing area in the state.”
NATIONAL SOCIALIST MOVEMENT
—BILL WHITE
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 Pg. A.1
State is 2nd in number of hate groups Florida is home to 43 extremist groups, Alabama tracking center says. By JIM STRATTON SENTINEL STAFF WRITER
The meeting, shrouded in the piney woods of east Orange County, started with a round of jokes attacking minorities. A recording of the meeting shows that speeches came next - searing diatribes about the white man's plight. It's the Jews, the attendees barked, and the blacks. And don't for- get the Hispanics. As the anger peaked, a flaming wooden swastika scorched the darkness. "Let's take these [expletive] and get 'em out of our [expletive] land," one man is heard saying in the recording. "Welcome to the Fourth Reich!" And welcome to extremism in Florida. The state famous for tourism and endless sunshine has a disturbing side. It is home to 43 so-called hate groups, second only to South Carolina, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a Montgomery, Ala., organization that has tracked such groups for 25 years. Since 1997, the state has finished first or second six times in the center's annual reports on extremist groups. The center, the Anti-Defamation League and an FBI investigator who has monitored Florida extremist groups attribute the state's prominence on the hate-group list to its booming
A LOOK AT FLORIDA’S GROUPS 2nd only to South Carolina
“Central Florida is our strongest growing area in the state.”
NATIONAL SOCIALIST MOVEMENT
—BILL WHITE
“ “Since 1997, the Since 1997, the state has finished first state has finished first or second or second sevenseven times times in the center's annual in the center's annual reports on extremist reports on extremist groups.”groups.”
11stst or 2 or 2ndnd in nation in nation 7 out of 11 7 out of 11 past past years.years.
In alternate 4 years, In alternate 4 years, Florida placed 3Florida placed 3rdrd. .
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TOP 8 STATES:TOP 8 STATES: CA, TX, CA, TX, FLFL, SC, NJ/GA, TN & PA., SC, NJ/GA, TN & PA.
"The idea of a black man "The idea of a black man in the White House, in the White House, combined with the combined with the deepening economic crisis deepening economic crisis and continuing high levels and continuing high levels of Latino immigration, has of Latino immigration, has given white supremacists given white supremacists a real platform on which to a real platform on which to recruit." recruit."
Saturday, December 3, 2005 Pg. A.1 [FINAL Edition]
Investigators ID suspects in '51 killings A bombing on Christmas took the lives of a Florida civil-rights pioneer and his wife. By LAURIN SELLERS SENTINEL STAFF WRITER
MIMS -- Four suspects have been identified in the bombing deaths of civil-rights leader Harry T. Moore and his wife more than half a century ago, a state investigator said Friday, and the names of the Ku Klux Klan members should be released within the next few months. Officials would not say whether any of the men are still alive but said all four were so violent they were kicked out of the KKK in Georgia before joining a Florida branch. Moore and his wife, Harriette, died after a bomb exploded under their home in the north Brevard County community of Mims on Christmas night 1951. Their murders remain one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of the early civil-rights movement. "They thought Moore was getting out of hand, and they hated him," Frank M. Beisler, senior investigator for the state Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights, said of the suspects. "They planned for about a year to kill him. We think we've got these four guys pegged."
Friday's announcement came during the final phase of the investigation launched last December by Attorney General Charlie Crist, a candidate for governor next year.
Beisler said they got a major break in the case last month when a tipster told investigators about a deathbed confession from one of the four men, who had never been considered a suspect.
The FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement had mentioned the other three men as likely suspects during previous probes, he said. All four are from a tri-county area including Brevard, Lake and Orange, Beisler said.
Officials on Friday also began excavating the site of the bombing in the hope of finding forensic evidence that could further link the men to the crime.
By the afternoon, archaeologists with Thomas Penders & Associates of Titusville had recovered a 2-inch chunk of house tile and other debris. "They're looking for anything that doesn't grow here," Beisler said. But what investigators
Prominent civil-rights leader Harry T. Moore and his wife, Harriette, died after the 1951 bombing of their Brevard County home.
Saturday, December 3, 2005 Pg. A.1 [FINAL Edition]
Investigators ID suspects in '51 killings A bombing on Christmas took the lives of a Florida civil-rights pioneer and his wife. By LAURIN SELLERS SENTINEL STAFF WRITER
MIMS -- Four suspects have been identified in the bombing deaths of civil-rights leader Harry T. Moore and his wife more than half a century ago, a state investigator said Friday, and the names of the Ku Klux Klan members should be released within the next few months. Officials would not say whether any of the men are still alive but said all four were so violent they were kicked out of the KKK in Georgia before joining a Florida branch. Moore and his wife, Harriette, died after a bomb exploded under their home in the north Brevard County community of Mims on Christmas night 1951. Their murders remain one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of the early civil-rights movement. "They thought Moore was getting out of hand, and they hated him," Frank M. Beisler, senior investigator for the state Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights, said of the suspects. "They planned for about a year to kill him. We think we've got these four guys pegged."
Friday's announcement came during the final phase of the investigation launched last December by Attorney General Charlie Crist, a candidate for governor next year.
Beisler said they got a major break in the case last month when a tipster told investigators about a deathbed confession from one of the four men, who had never been considered a suspect.
The FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement had mentioned the other three men as likely suspects during previous probes, he said. All four are from a tri-county area including Brevard, Lake and Orange, Beisler said.
Officials on Friday also began excavating the site of the bombing in the hope of finding forensic evidence that could further link the men to the crime.
By the afternoon, archaeologists with Thomas Penders & Associates of Titusville had recovered a 2-inch chunk of house tile and other debris. "They're looking for anything that doesn't grow here," Beisler said. But what investigators
Prominent civil-rights leader Harry T. Moore and his wife, Harriette, died after the 1951 bombing of their Brevard County home.
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In In 20042004, FL Attorney , FL Attorney General, now Governor, General, now Governor, Charlie Crist re-opened Charlie Crist re-opened the Moores murder the Moores murder case. case.
After an extensive 20-After an extensive 20-month investigation, month investigation, Crist identified Crist identified Earl Earl Brooklyn, Tillman Brooklyn, Tillman Belvin, Joseph Cox & Belvin, Joseph Cox & Edward SpiveyEdward Spivey as the as the probable murderers.probable murderers.
All four were All four were members of the Apopka members of the Apopka Klan. Klan.
InIn 20042004, opening of the , opening of the Harry T. & Harriette V. Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Homesite Park in Moore Homesite Park in Mims, FLMims, FL In In 20072007, discovery of , discovery of Harry T. Moore briefcase Harry T. Moore briefcase in barn near home site & in barn near home site & recovery of Moore’s recovery of Moore’s historic Civil Rights fileshistoric Civil Rights files Treasure trove of Treasure trove of original historical letters, original historical letters, files, forms and reportsfiles, forms and reports
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NOVEMBER 22, 2009 NOVEMBER 22, 2009 Evangeline Moore, Harry T. & Harriette V. Evangeline Moore, Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore’s only surviving daughter, cut the ribbon Moore’s only surviving daughter, cut the ribbon on the replica of her family home in Mims, FL.on the replica of her family home in Mims, FL.