Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Memorial Park — Attraction in Titusville

I learned about this museum many years ago. A friend of mine went home to SC to visit family. She said her brother was reading a book about unknown Blacks and he told her about the story of the Moores. Ironically, the next week in MD, she worked the voting polls and beside her sat another worker who, once they got to talking, she discovered it was Evangeline Moore, the daughter of the Moores. Evangeline told my friend about a book that had been written about her parents. My friend bought the book and gave me a copy for my birthday. Now...this is where it gets very interesting. Once I saw the names: Harry and Harriette Moore, I told my friend, I've seen those names before. I had a relative who had been working on ohr family tree. I pulled out the information she had given me and sure enough their names were on the listing. I then went and asked my mother, who was from Georgia, had she heard of them and their story. She said yes.... that Hariette and my mother's father ( my grandfather) were 1st cousin's. My mother said she remembered the night her father came home and told my grandmother that the Moore's house had been bombed. Later that year, I was able to travel to the museum and I tell you I was overjoyed on one end and sadden on another. I was overjoyed to know that what they fought for opened the doors for many Blacks to walk through. I was saddened because living up North, we had never heard the story nor even today, their story is not known up here. Whenever I hear someone say they are going to Florida or going to Disney World, I give them information about the museum and make them promise to go see it. I share their story with as many people as I can. I wrote a poem about them and their journey many years ago which I had copywritten. Every year doing Black History month, I shared my poem as many times as I can. One thing for sure, I tell everybody that if they go visit this museum, the knowledge they will gain will be embedded in...

I found this place through my quest to learn more about civil rights history in Florida due to the political rhetoric and actions within our state and support these establishments built to education and retain ugly historical events within our state and country. I arrived on a Saturday after a 3 hour drive. Driving up to the building was a thing of beauty with well maintained houses on both sides of the road. The landscape around the building was also well maintained. There was a motorcyclist with his partner in the shade at a picnic table enjoying the views and the weather.. inside the building, you will discover a very quaint and informative layout of historical events that includes the local events and some national events involving the civil Rights movement. I was impressed with the content and how well maintained this museum is present to the public. I recommend anyone with the thirst to learn more and to educate your family and your friends to definitely visit this place. Plan for at least 1 hr. of time. Support the cause to keep history alive and prevent us from making the same mistakes. I will be returning back with friends and...

What an awesome hidden gem in Brevard County! Went to the complex with an 8th grade field trip (and no, teaching about Black history, racism, the Civil Rights Movement, etc is not CRT, Kool-aid drinkers) and learned about the often forgotten Harry and Harriet Moore, who were fighting (and dying) for civil rights years before the Brown vs Education decision of 1954. Since their important contribution was before the national spotlight was shined upon the movement, the Moores have been denied their rightful place in the history books, alongside MLK, Evers, Parks, Malcolm X, Emmit Till, the Groveland Boys, the Little Rock 9, Ruby Bridges, the Greensboro 4, etc, etc, etc. The complex includes a small, but excellent museum, a replica of the Moore's home (the original was bombed by the KKK), and a civil rights trail. This complex finally gives them their...