On this day in 1963, a Klansman gunned down postal worker William Lewis Moore on his march against segregation.
On this day in 1963 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today April 23, 2024 April 23, 1963 A historic marker recognizes the walk of William Lewis Moore where he was killed in Alabama in 1963. William Lewis Moore, a postal worker from Baltimore, decided to march from Chattanooga to Mississippi’s capital during his one-person march against segregation, wearing a sandwich board that read, “Equal Rights for All” and “Mississippi Or Bust.
” Folk singer Phil Ochs wrote a song about Moore, among the 40 martyrs listed on the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama. In 2003, Mary Stanton wrote a book on Moore’s journey, “Freedom Walk: Mississippi or Burst.” Seven years later, his hometown in Binghamton, New York, built a plaque to honor him. In 2019, a historic marker was unveiled at the sight of Moore’s slaying.This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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