Reminiscences of Audley Moore (Queen Mother Moore) : oral history, 1978.

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Reminiscences of Audley Moore (Queen Mother Moore) : oral history, 1978.

Childhood in New Iberia and New Orleans, Louisiana; work with black soldiers, World War I; move to Harlem, 1922; member of the Communist Party, 1933-1950: racism within the party, reapportioning of voting districts, picketing of white-owned businesses in Harlem, reasons for leaving party; work to Africanize blacks in the United States; help to black prisoners; trips to Africa; impressions of Marcus Garvey movement; need for education of blacks and research into black heritage; advice to black women; recollections of being arrested; experiences in Europe; impressions of many notable black leaders.

Transcript: 84 leaves.

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