HE WALKED ALONE: MYSTERY OF '63 MISS. MURDER

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WILLIAM MOORE was a brave man. Nearly 50 years ago he was shot and killed while trying to deliver a letter to the governor or Mississippi in a quest for equal rights for all. Instead, he was gunned down on U.S. Highway 11 near Keener, Miss. while walking from Chatanooga, Tennessee to Jackson, Miss. Moore's case is part of a new documentary on the Injustice Files that aired Friday on Investigation Discovery.

Entowah County Sheriff Sheriff Todd Entrekin said: “I hope this story brings out some information that helps this case be solved. We’ve kept it open for years, and we’ve had several

investigators doing interviews as recently as a couple of weeks ago.”

Moore was a 35-year-old white letter carrier from Baltimore, Maryland who was deeply struck by the civil rights struggle in the south. By the time he reached Etowah County on U.S. Highway 11, he had blisters on his feet and was wearing just his socks. He was wearing a handmade sign.

The courageous postman was shot to death April 23, 1963, as he walked, pushing a cart and displaying his message which read: “Equal Rights For All, Mississippi or Bust” on the back and “End Segregation in America. Eat at Joe’s — Both Black and White” on the front.

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