Amzie Moore

THE ROAR FOUNDATION, INC. Amzie Moore Estates and the City of Cleveland unveiled this Granite Monument in honor of Amzie Moore at Amzie Moore Park in Cleveland, MS on October 1, 2005. Citizens, businesses, churches and Civil Rights veterans made contributions as did Cleveland’s Mayor David Work who also authorized the City of Cleveland to make an official donation which completed the project.

**The Legendary Victoria Gray Adams takes a look at the back of the Amzie Moore Monument. It has a short biography of Amzie and some of the people and organizations he worked with.**

**Adams was a close friend of Fannie Lou Hamer and Amzie Moore – October 2005**

**CITIZENS CELEBRATE DEDICATION OF AMZIE MOORE PARK**

Estimates of over 800 people are said to have visited the park that day SEPTEMBER 29, 2001

Mississippi State Senator Willie Simmons (center) explains to crowd the importance of voting at the 4th Annual Amzie Moore/Fannie Lou Hamer Day on October 2, 2004 at Amzie Moore Park. Left to right on stage: Ms. Kelley Hardeman, Ms. Patricia M. Thompson, Mr. Spike Moss, Mrs. Hattie Jordan, Senator Willie Simmons, Dr. Nate Brown, Minister Barbara Devine, Ms. Harriett Tanzman, Mrs. Victoria Gray Adams and Mr. Lawrence Guyot. Standing far left in grass is Darrell Moore, son of Amzie

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**Mr. Jimmy Travis and Mr. Hollis Watkins travel down memory lane as they reflect back on their work with Amzie Moore in the 1960’s throughout the Mississippi Delta**

**7th Annual Amzie Moore Day – October 2007**

**Mississippi Slim performs for the crowd at Amzie Moore Park**

**7th Annual Amzie Moore Day – October 2007**

**Lady of Elegance youth performs a step show as hundreds looks on**

**7th Amzie Moore Day – October 200**

**Barbara Looney, Blues and R & B singer, closes out the 7th Annual Amzie Moore Day**

**Amzie Moore Park – October 2007**

**Amzie Moore Walking Trail leads to two baseball fields**

Amzie Moore (white coat and Harvey Richards (white hat) discuss the details of filming the documentary “Never Turn Back”in 1963. Harvard returned in 1964 to do Dream Deferred”

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Last Updated	July 2008