#DID BILLY MOORE ESCAPE HOSPITAL MOVIE#

Have Biographic book and a movie of his life.Ħ. Create a permanent display of his works at the African American Museum in Washington, DC and MLK museum.ĥ. Have the US Government, public or private companies or non-profit organizations or individuals set up a trust fund to start a Foundation in honoring his name and his deeds, to continue his vision for Love, Peace, Civil and Human Rights Actions in the United State and Guyana, Brazil and Ghana.Ĥ. Reestablish his official gravesite by the Guyanese Government.ģ. Official apology from both the United States and Guyanese Governments.Ģ. The Civil and Human Rights we are seeking is recognition for Billy Moore's memory and deeds, and reparation/compensation for his sons and descendants by the US Government or the private/public sector, and also:ġ. William George Moore did not engage in any violent or illegal action against anyone or any government no one or political party has the authority under the constitution to impede someone from the pursuit to better himself and his family. We are seeking with this petition, the right as a citizen of this great nation, given to us under the US Constitution, the First Amendment, which guarantees the rights of the people to 'petition the Government for a redress of grievances'. The headstone is missing we need to know what happened to it.

He covered all the expenses for a tomb and headstone. Speaking from his home in Barbados, worldwide superstar Eddy Grant said it was a shame to know that an artist like Billy Moore had died for seven weeks an no one in Guyana knew about it. He has two sons, one who lives in the US and the other lives in Sweden. He was buried in a poor man's grave in Le Repented Cemetery on November 21, 2002. He collapsed on Robb Street where he used to sleep sometimes on the pavement. Even after his death, he was honored with The Wordsworth McAndrew Award in 2003 for his contributions to Guyanese culture.īilly Moore prematurely died on the November 6, 2002, at a public hospital in Georgetown at the age o 71. He was a Renaissance man, ahead of his time. In the 1960's, Billy Moore had an interracial marriage with a Swedish lady and their home, in Sausalito, California was considered an underground railroad stop for the leaders of the Civil and Human Rights Movement. One prominent person was his friend Martin Luther King, whom he wished a happy birthday by presenting him with one of his own paintings. He also recorded some solos song, his own like his song 'Love is Everywhere' (Listen on Youtube and ( )Īs a musician he met other Musicians, Politicians, Religious Leaders, Artists, Business people and Civil and Human Rights Activists from the Movement and ordinary street people. As the leader of a vocal harmony group, they recorded the Christmas song 'Happy Holiday' (Listen on Youtube ) considered one of the best Christmas song in the Caribbean music. He was the leader of a musical group called Billy Moore and the Four Lords He was born in Georgetown, Guyana on April 24th, 1931. The governments of the US and Guyana violated Billy Moore's Civil and Human Rights by illegally deporting and imposing financial sanctions against him for political reasons which hurt him and caused hardships in his ability to provide to himself, and for his family and his legacy.īilly Moore was a well-known Caribbean Singer, Composer, Musician, Artist, Preacher, Writer, Tailor, Father and an Unsung Hero in the Civil and Human Rights Movement, which our government deemed to be a threat. People need to know the injustice done to William George Moore (aka Billy Moore) and his family.

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