In addition to that, Moses was also no doubt influenced by the fact that his grandfather was an admirer and follower of Marcus Garvey as well as a Baptist preacher.Īs a teenager, Moses won a scholarship to and graduated from Manhattan’s prestigious Stuyvesant High School. Both parents strongly encouraged the educational pursuits of their children. Being a home maker, his mother had the time to frequently take him to the library. They sold milk from a Black cooperative in order to supplement their income. His father worked as a janitor and his mother was a housewife. With two other siblings, the family lived in the public housing project called The Harlem River Houses. He was born Robert Parris Moses on January 23, 1935, the son of Gregory H. While we realize that this is a trite expression, Moses was truly “one of a kind,” standing heads and shoulders above most others in his line of endeavor. They may never be able to fill his shoes, but they can certainly find a great deal in his life that would stand them in good stead as thinkers, educators, organizers, or activists. His was the kind of life worth emulating. Those too young or removed from his life would do well to become familiar with the contributions of Bob Moses, things accomplished despite the struggles.
This can be attested to by the fact that he delivered one of the most informative and eloquent speeches on democracy and racial justice ever witnessed by this writer on the occasion of the Medgar and Charles Evers celebration earlier this year.
For them, his passing was a deep loss because although it is long past the days of the 1960s movement, like a true soldier he never hung up his weapons and shield. He was well-known to those familiar with the Civil Rights Movement, especially in Mississippi. Sunday, Jmarked the end of a dedicated life, that of genius civil rights leader and teacher, Bob Moses.
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