Remembering John Moore
On Sunday, August 25th at 2 pm, the Forward Together Coalition will gather to honor John Moore at the River End of Johnson Street Downtown New Bern. “Forward Together” is a coalition of nonprofits, community members, and local residents and serves in the mission of the Equal Justice Initiative. This group brings local awareness to document, recognize, and honor victims of racial terror in Craven County.
This project is part of the Equal Justice Initiative’s Community Remembrance Projects. August 25th's ceremony will include a Soil Collection from the Neuse River.
On August 27th, 1905, John Moore, from Dover, NC, was lynched after an accusation of assaulting a white woman in Clarks, NC on August 25th. Moore was soon captured and brought to court for a hearing in New Bern, NC. After being arraigned, the following day, at approximately 1 am on the morning on of August 27th, Moore was abducted by a group of masked white men and taken to the Neuse River Bridge, located downtown New Bern, where he was hung and shot in an act of racial violence.
The “Forward Together” coalition was formed in 2019 by various nonprofits, community leaders, students, residents, and others, with the goal to memorialize documented victims of racial violence, recognize and educate our community about such incidents, and build a more inclusive and just future. The project is supported by the Equal Justice Initiative as part of their Community Remembrance
Projects. The Equal Justice Initiative is a nonprofit seeking to address racial inequalities, the legacy of racial terror in America, and racial injustice in the United States court systems.
Click below to read coverage on our August 25th ceremony.
Remembering John Moore by Taylor Holbrooks at Public Radio East.
This project is part of the Equal Justice Initiative’s Community Remembrance Projects. August 25th's ceremony will include a Soil Collection from the Neuse River.
On August 27th, 1905, John Moore, from Dover, NC, was lynched after an accusation of assaulting a white woman in Clarks, NC on August 25th. Moore was soon captured and brought to court for a hearing in New Bern, NC. After being arraigned, the following day, at approximately 1 am on the morning on of August 27th, Moore was abducted by a group of masked white men and taken to the Neuse River Bridge, located downtown New Bern, where he was hung and shot in an act of racial violence.
The “Forward Together” coalition was formed in 2019 by various nonprofits, community leaders, students, residents, and others, with the goal to memorialize documented victims of racial violence, recognize and educate our community about such incidents, and build a more inclusive and just future. The project is supported by the Equal Justice Initiative as part of their Community Remembrance
Projects. The Equal Justice Initiative is a nonprofit seeking to address racial inequalities, the legacy of racial terror in America, and racial injustice in the United States court systems.
Click below to read coverage on our August 25th ceremony.
Remembering John Moore by Taylor Holbrooks at Public Radio East.
Ceremony Program
Historical Documents
Local Newspaper article, circa 1905.
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A letter from the African-American community, 1905
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Location for August 25th, 2024 at 2 pm
**Location is indicated by the yellow box
