Ronnie Moore papers, 1959-2004 | Amistad Research Center

By Amber L. Moore

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Collection Overview

Title: Ronnie Moore papers, 1959-2004

Predominant Dates:1964-1972

Creator: Moore, Ronnie Malcolm (1940-)

Extent: 7.12 Linear Feet

Arrangement: The papers are arranged by general format, with photographs, originally housed in albums grouped alphabetically by place.

Date Acquired: 04/16/1997. More info below under Accruals.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The bulk of this collection consists of photographs (1964-1972) from Moore's involvement with different civil rights activities including the 1965 Voter Registration Drives in Florida, Mississippi, and South Carolina; Economic Development Commission Projects in Mississippi, Maryland and Washington D.C.; conferences; elections; and demonstrations in Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina; and other activities in the South, Connecticut, Indiana, New Hampshire, and Virginia. Photographs are arranged alphabetically by geographical location (Boxes 3-8) and alphabetically by subject (Boxes 8-9). All photographs are listed at the item level.

Of note are copies of the Core-lator, the Congress of Racial Equality's (CORE) bimonthly newsletter, which reported on civil rights marches, protests, and voter registration drives; a police pass issued to Moore by the Memphis Police Department following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in April 1968; reports from the Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund for Racial Equality, Inc. (SEDFRE); and booklets written by or featuring Moore.

Also included are correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications for the African American Youth Congress and the National Black Catholic Congress (1987-1997), as well as other collected articles and publications (1977-1999), honors, and videocassettes (1995-1997) on Tulane University training, the African Youth Congress (1995), and the National Center for the Urban Community at Tulane and Xavier University.

This collection was processed under a grant from the Council for Library and Information Resources.

Biographical Note

Ronnie Moore is a civil rights activist, community development consultant and photographer who trained leaders in community organization, youth development, cultural diversity, and team building. Moore was the field secretary in the South for the Congress of Racial Equality (1961-1965) and the executive director of the Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund for Racial Equality, Inc. (1965-1973).

Moore, son of Albert and Beatrice (nee Andrews) was born on December 31, 1940, in New Orleans, Louisiana. At the age of 15, Moore and his peers attempted to integrate a public park across from All Saints Catholic School in New Orleans. Shortly thereafter, the police arrived ordering them to leave the park. The boys refused and were subsequently arrested and later released into the custody of their parents. Moore recalls, "We were before the movement... we were out there confronting school segregation."

Moore, a civil rights veteran, became involved in the movement in 1961. He stated, "The Civil Rights movement wasn't something you joined, it was something you got drafted and persuaded." While a student at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Moore led a group of 2,500 students to the state capitol to protest the city's hiring policies and segregated lunch counters. Moore was arrested, jailed, and expelled from Southern University for his involvement in the demonstration.

After his release from jail, Moore began working full-time as a field secretary for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in 1961. In this position, Moore worked on CORE's Southern program where he established voter registration initiatives in the South, particularly in St. Francisville and Jonesboro, Louisiana and Williamsburg, South Carolina, where he and other activists registered and recruited African Americans to vote and establish local CORE chapters.

In 1965, Moore was appointed as the executive director of the Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund for Racial Equality, Inc. (SEDFRE), a leadership training organization committed to serving civil rights organizations and producing community leaders. As executive director, Moore was responsible for staff recruitment and the development of leadership programs in more than 25 states.

Moore also served as the director of the Institute for Resident Initiatives at Tulane University (1996-2005) and the director of the African American Youth Congress (1982-1994). He has authored articles and pamphlets on community change skills and "how to" manuals on generic skills such as listening, community organization, affirmative action and leadership training.

Administrative Information

Accruals: Addition received 01/07/2004

Access Restrictions: The Ronnie Moore papers are open and available for use.

Use Restrictions: Copyright to these papers has not been assigned to the Amistad Research Center. It is the responsibility of an author to secure permission for publication from the holder of the copyright to any material contained in this collection.

Technical Access Note: 16 mm film reels of the documentary, Louisiana Diary (1963) and two video tape reels are unavailable for use.

Acquisition Source: Ronnie M. Moore

Acquisition Method: Gift

Related Materials: The Amistad Research Center holds the Charles Sherrod papers, the Gwendolyn Midlo Hall papers, and the microfilm of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) records, which are closely related topically to the Ronnie Moore papers.

Preferred Citation: Ronnie Moore papers, Amistad Research Center at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana

Processing Information: This collection was proccessed in February 2010 by A. Moore and L. Thomson.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Box 6],
[Box 7],
[Box 8],
[Box 9],
[Box 10],
[Box 11: Video tape reels, slides, and negatives, 1978, undated],
[Box 12: 16 mm Film Reel: documentary, Louisiana Diary, 1963],
[Box 13: 16 mm Film Reel: documentary, Louisiana Diary 2, 1963],
[Box 14],
[All]

Box 6

Folder 1: Headstart, Parent Involvement Workshops, Concord, New Hampshire: photographs; black and white, 10 items, 1972 April 15

Folder 2: Headstart, Parent Involvement Workshops, Concord, New Hampshire: photographs; 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 9 items, 1972 April 15

Folder 3: Negroes, Jews and Puerto Rican Workshop, New York: photographs; black and white and color, 8 items, 1968

Item 1: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, color, 1968 April: Label reads "Negroes, Jews and Puerto Rican Workshop, (YMCA) Holiday Hills, Pawling, New York, April 1968."
Item 2: Photograph: 5 x 7 inches, color, 1968 April: Label reads "Negroes, Jews and Puerto Rican Workshop, (YMCA) Holiday Hills, Pawling, New York, April 1968."
Item 3: Photograph: 5 x 7 inches, color, 1968 April: Label reads "Negroes, Jews and Puerto Rican Workshop, (YMCA) Holiday Hills, Pawling, New York, April 1968."
Item 4: Photograph: 5 x 7 inches, black and white, 1968 April: Label reads "Negroes, Jews and Puerto Rican Workshop, (YMCA) Holiday Hills, Pawling, New York, April 1968."
Item 5: Photograph: 5 x 7 inches, color, 1968 April: Label reads "Negroes, Jews and Puerto Rican Workshop, (YMCA) Holiday Hills, Pawling, New York, April 1968."
Item 6: Photograph: 5 x 7 inches, black and white, 1968 April: [Negroes, Jews and Puerto Rican Workshop]
Item 7: Photograph: 5 x 7 inches, black and white, 1968 April: [Negroes, Jews and Puerto Rican Workshop]
Item 8: Photograph: 5 x 7 inches, color, 1968 April: [Negroes, Jews and Puerto Rican Workshop]

Folder 4: Model Cities Training, New York: photographs; 6 items, 1970

Item 1: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1970 October 30-November 1: Label reads "Newark Model Cities Training Workshop for CDA Staff and Model Neighborhood Council Warwick Conference Center, Warwrick, N.Y., October 30-November 1, 1970"
Item 2: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1970 October 30-November 1: Label reads "Newark Model Cities Training Workshop for CDA Staff and Model Neighborhood Council Warwick Conference Center, Warwrick, N.Y., October 30-November 1, 1970"
Item 3: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white: [Man in dashiki]
Item 4: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1970 October 30-November 1: Label reads "Newark Model Cities Training Workshop for CDA Staff and Model Neighborhood Council Warwick Conference Center, Warwrick, N.Y., October 30-November 1, 1970"
Item 5: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1970 October 30-November 1: Label reads "Newark Model Cities Training Workshop for CDA Staff and Model Neighborhood Council Warwick Conference Center, Warwrick, N.Y., October 30-November 1, 1970"
Item 6: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white: [Ronnie Moore and woman at Model Cities agenda behind them]

Folder 5: Westchester Community Opportunity Conference, Westchester, New York: photographs; black and white, 8 items, 1971 October

Item 1: Photograph: 5 x 7 inches, black and white, 1971: Label reads "Conference Planners, Left to Right: Ronnie M. Moore, J.E. Patterson, W.M. Pierce."
Item 2: Photograph: 5 x 7 inches, black and white, 1971: [Meeting]
Item 3: Photograph: 2.5 x 2.5 inches, black and white: [Unidentified headshot of man]
Item 4: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1971 October: Label reads "Westchester Community Opportunity Conference, October 1971"
Item 5: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1971 October: Label reads "Westchester Community Opportunity Conference, October 1971"
Item 6: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1971 October: Label reads "Westchester Community Opportunity Conference, October 1971"
Item 7: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white: [Meeting]
Item 8: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white: [Meeting]

Folder 6: Voter Registration and Workshops, South Carolina: photographs; black and white, 67 items, 1971 October

Item 1: Photograph: 5 x 7 inches, black and white, 1966: Label reads "Ronnie and Carol Moore, Spiver Gordon and wife, Frogmore, South Carolina"
Item 2: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1971 July 23-25: Label reads "Frogmore, South Carolina Workshop on Leadership Development and Coalition; July 23-25, 1971. Two-county leadership conference conducted by SEDFRE, for 56 black elected and appointed officials agency staff, ministers, social workers and other local community leaders of Beaufort and Jasper Counties. Standing: A.J. Brown, County Health Board"
Item 3: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1971 July 23-25: Label reads "Frogmore, South Carolina, Workshop on Leadership Development and Coalition. July 23-25, 1971."
Item 4: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1965 July: Label reads "Williamsburg County, South Carolina, July 1965. Canvassing in rural part of county, Sherman Henry is being led by the little boy to where his father is working, out in the fields. Shortly after this picture was taken the photographer, but not the canvasser was run off the farm by the white man who owned the farm."
Item 5: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1965 July: Label reads "Jasper County, South Carolina, July 1965. CORE field secretary, Frank Robinson."
Item 6: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1965 July: Label reads "Williamsburg, County, South Carolina, July 1965. The rural section of the County."
Item 7: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white: [Little boy without shirt]
Item 8: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1965 July: Label reads "Williamsburg, County, South Carolina, July 1965. The rural section of the County."
Item 9: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1965 July: Label reads "Williamsburg County, South Carolina, July 1965. Reviewing and studying map of rural area with local leader, before setting out to canvas."
Item 10: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1965 July: Label reads "Williamsburg County, South Carolina, July 1965."
Item 11: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white: [Child with bottle]
Item 12: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1965 July: Label reads "Williamsburg County, South Carolina, July 1965."
Item 13: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white: [Woman in hat with buckets]
Item 14: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1965 July: Label reads "Jasper County, South Carolina, July 1965. CORE field secretary, Frank Robinson."
Item 15: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1965 July: Label reads "Williamsburg County, South Carolina, July 1965. Canvassing in rural area of the County. At right: Sherman Henry"
Item 16: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white: [Don Rhoads standing with clipboard talking to two adults]
Item 17: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1965 July: Label reads "Williamsburg, South Carolina, July 1965. CORE worker Don Rhoads at right, and at center a local male who works with CORE"
Item 18: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1965 July: Label reads "Williamsburg County, South Carolina, July 1965. Don Rhoades and local CORE worker canvassing."
Item 19: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white, 1965 July: Label reads "Williamsburg County, South Carolina, July 1965. Car trouble out in the cotton field."
Item 20: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white: [Little boy standing in front of overturned trash can]
Item 21: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white: Label reads "Williamsburg County, South Carolina, July 1965. Don Rhoades and local CORE worker canvassing."
Item 22: Photograph: 8 x 10 inches, black and white: [Don Rhoades talking to man in overalls]
Item 23: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 24: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 25: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 26: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 27: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 28: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 29: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 30: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 31: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 32: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 33: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 34: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 35: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 36: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 37: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 38: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 39: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Sumter, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 40: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Rock Hill, South Carolina, September 1965"
Item 41: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Rock Hill, South Carolina, September 1965"
Item 42: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "Rock Hill, South Carolina, September 1965"
Item 43: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "St. George, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 44: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "St. George, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 45: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "St. George, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 46: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "St. George, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 47: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "St. George, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 48: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: Label reads "St. George, South Carolina, September 1965. Voter Registration."
Item 49: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: [South Carolina voter registration]
Item 50: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: [South Carolina voter registration]
Item 51: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: [South Carolina voter registration]
Item 52: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: [South Carolina voter registration]
Item 53: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: [South Carolina voter registration]
Item 54: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 September: [South Carolina voter registration]
Item 55: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 April: Label reads "South Carolina, 1965. Voter Registration Drive."
Item 56: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 April: Label reads "South Carolina, 1965. Voter Registration Drive."
Item 57: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 April: Label reads "South Carolina, 1965. Voter Registration Drive."
Item 58: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 April: Label reads "South Carolina, 1965. Voter Registration Drive."
Item 59: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 April: Label reads "South Carolina, 1965. Voter Registration Drive."
Item 60: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 April: Label reads "South Carolina, 1965. Voter Registration Drive."
Item 61: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 April: Label reads "South Carolina, 1965. Voter Registration Drive."
Item 62: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 April: [South Carolina Voter Registration]
Item 63: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 April: [South Carolina Voter Registration]
Item 64: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 April: [South Carolina Voter Registration]
Item 65: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 April: [South Carolina Voter Registration]
Item 66: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 April: [South Carolina Voter Registration]
Item 67: Photograph: 3.5 x 4.25 inches, black and white, 1965 April: [South Carolina Voter Registration]