The Moore’s Ford Memorial Committee
The best justice that can be exacted from the Moore’s Ford Lynching is to call attention to it in perpetuity, a reminder of the evil to which some people resort to assert “superiority.” To that end, the Moore’s Ford Memorial Committee, made up of residents from Walton, Oconee, Morgan and Athens/Clarke counties, intends to erect a historical marker and sponsor a scholarship program, art exhibits and reading materials for libraries.
The committee’s efforts were cited by President Clinton’s Initiative on Race for its memorial efforts. The group said it will now work to provide college scholarships for seniors in Oconee and Walton counties. “For a half-century, anonymous killers have had the last word on Moore’s Ford,” said committee member Richard Rusk. “But, we – the good citizens of Athens/Clarke County, Morgan, Oconee and Walton – will write the final chapter.”
The best justice that can be exacted from the Moore’s Ford Lynching is to call attention to it in perpetuity, a reminder of the evil to which some people resort to assert “superiority.” To that end, the Moore’s Ford Memorial Committee, made up of residents from Walton, Oconee, Morgan and Athens/Clarke counties, intends to erect a historical marker and sponsor a scholarship program, art exhibits and reading materials for libraries.
The committee’s efforts were cited by President Clinton’s Initiative on Race for its memorial efforts. The group said it will now work to provide college scholarships for seniors in Oconee and Walton counties. “For a half-century, anonymous killers have had the last word on Moore’s Ford,” said committee member Richard Rusk. “But, we – the good citizens of Athens/Clarke County, Morgan, Oconee and Walton – will write the final chapter.”