Florenza Moore Grant

Florenza Grant
Born(1921-12-05)December 5, 1921
Rich Square, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedJuly 30, 2001(2001-07-30) (aged 79)
Gloucester County, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationFarmer
SpouseMatthew Moore Grant
Children5

Florenza Moore Grant (December 5, 1921 – July 30, 2001) was one of the first African-Americans to register to vote in Halifax County, North Carolina, in the 1950s.[1] Her family battled against the USDA claiming there was a discriminatory practice against them. Her family also ran a gas station, barbershop, and other businesses. She had joined the NAACP in her younger years and continued to take part in protests up into her early 30s.

  1. ^ Valk, Anne; Brown, Leslie (July 2010). Living With Jim Crow (First ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 146–148. ISBN 978-0-230-61962-3.