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Howard University.
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Walthall Moore
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He was the first African American to serve in the Missouri state legislature. Moore represented a constituency where three-quarters of voters were white. He is also known for helping to upgrade and change the name of Lincoln Institute to Lincoln University, a school founded in 1866 by veterans of the United States Colored Troops.
Moore was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri in 1928.
Until Missouri"s capital Jefferson City passed a public accommodations law in the late 1960s, African-American legislators were forced to stay either in private homes or in a dormitory at Lincoln University.
Membership
Moore was a member of the 51st, 53rd, 54th, and 55th General Assemblies.
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United States