William Lewis Moore

William Lewis Moore
Born	(1927-04-28)April 28, 1927 Binghamton, New York, U.S.
Died	April 23, 1963(1963-04-23) (aged 35) Etowah County, Alabama, U.S.
Organization	Congress of Racial Equality
Movement	Civil Rights Movement

William Lewis Moore (April 28, 1927 – April 23, 1963) was a postal worker and Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) member who staged lone protests against racial segregation. He was assassinated in Keener, Alabama, during a protest march from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi, where he intended to deliver a letter to Governor Ross Barnett, supporting civil rights.