Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Charles Lee Moore
City of Florence Walk of Honor
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 14, 2012
1. Charles Lee Moore Marker
Recipient in 1989 of the first Kodak Award for Photojournalism, Charles Moore chronicled such major events as the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960's South, political violence in Haiti, and the air war in Vietnam.
Erected 2011 by City of Florence.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Communications • War, Vietnam. A significant historical year for this entry is 1989.
Location. 34° 48.38′ N, 87° 37.883′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It can be reached from Hightower Place near Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south. Beginning with marker one, this marker is on pole 13 Right side. It is one of 18 poles each has four sides that is located behind the Marriott Hotel in River Heritage Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Florence AL 35630, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama and in the Shoals. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Almeda Fowler (here, next to this marker); William "Bill" Yoast (here, next to this marker); LTC Allen D. ("Skip") Butler (here, next to this marker); Robert E. "Bob" Bruninga (here, next to this marker); Edward Asbury O'Neal, III (here, next to this marker); Rear Admiral Mary Alice Hall
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Also see . . . . Charles Moore photographer
In 1958, while working in Montgomery, Alabama, for the Montgomery Advertiser, he photographed an argument between the minister Martin Luther King Jr. and two policemen in Montgomery.[2] His photographs were distributed nationally by the Associated Press, and published in Life.(Submitted on March 31, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
From this start, Moore traveled throughout the South documenting the activities of the Civil Rights Movement. One of his most well-known photographs Birmingham, depicts demonstrators being attacked by firemen wielding high-pressure hoses.,[3] U.S. Senator Jacob Javits, said that Moore's pictures "helped to spur passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964."[2]
In 1962, Moore left the newspapers to start a freelance career. He worked for the Black Star picture agency, which sold much of his work to Life magazine.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 14, 2012
2. Charles Lee Moore Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,507 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on March 31, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
