Fred R. Moore (16 June 1857 – 1 March 1943) was an American newspaper editor and publisher who became closely associated with

Booker T. Washington Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American c ...

until 1915 when Washington died. He worked to promote the

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founded by Washington in 1900. He became editor and publisher of the ''

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'' 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 ''The New York Age'' was a weekly newspaper established in 1887. It was widely considered one of the most prominent African-American newspapers of its time.

'' newspaper from

Timothy Thomas Fortune Timothy Thomas Fortune (October 3, 1856June 2, 1928) was an orator, civil rights leader, journalist, writer, editor and publisher. He was the highly influential editor of the nation's leading black newspaper ''The New York Age'' and was the leadin ...

and Jerome B. Peterson, and Moore became editor and purported owner in 1907, a position he held until his death. He was a Republican, and U.S. president

William H. Taft William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected pr ...

appointed him Minister to Liberia but he served for only a month. He lived at 14 Douglass Street in Brooklyn.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Fred R. 1857 births 1943 deaths African-American publishers (people) American publishers (people) 20th-century African-American people