About Fred R. Moore
Lived 1857 – 1943 (aged 85). Fred R. Moore was a publisher, journalist and politician.
Fred R. Moore (16 June 1857 – 1 March 1943) was an American newspaper editor and publisher who became closely associated with Booker T. Washington until Washington's death in 1915. He worked to promote the National Negro Business League founded by Washington in 1900. He became editor and publisher of the Colored American Magazine in 1905, through Washington's influence. He had the reputation as one of the most important newspapermen in the US.
Biography He was born in Virginia to Evelyn Diggs. He married Ida Lawrence April 9, 1879 and they had numerous children.
Again through Washington, he bought New York Age newspaper from Timothy Thomas Fortune and Jerome B. Peterson, and Moore became editor and purported owner in 1907, a position he held until his death.
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Who was Fred R. Moore?
American publisher (1857-1943)
When was Fred R. Moore born?
Fred R. Moore was born on 16 June 1857.
When did Fred R. Moore die?
Fred R. Moore died on 1 March 1943.
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Fred R. Moore was a publisher, journalist and politician.
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