Fred R. Moore Explained

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 1915 when Washington died. 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.^{[1] [2]}

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,^[3] a position he held until his death.

He was a Republican, and U.S. president William H. Taft appointed him Minister to Liberia but he served for only a month. He lived at 14 Douglass Street in Brooklyn.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Moore, Fred R. Oxford African American Studies Center. February 24, 2012.
2. News: This Week In Black History. February 24, 2012. Jet. June 12, 1975. Johnson Publishing Company.
3. News: 1952-08-23 . Age Always Has Battled For Improved Conditions . 2024-03-01 . . 6 . Newspapers.com.
4. Web site: Who's who of the Colored Race: A General Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women of African Descent . 1915 .