Oneal Moore | |
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| Born | April 23, 1931 Louisiana, US |
| Died | June 2, 1965 (aged 34) |
| Occupation(s) | Deputy sheriff, Washington Parish Sheriff's Office |
| Years active | More than one |
| Known for | First African-American deputy sheriff in the parish; murdered by suspected white supremacists |
| Children | 4 |
Oneal Moore (April 23, 1931 – June 2, 1965) was the first African-American deputy sheriff for the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office in Varnado, Louisiana. He was murdered on June 2, 1965, by alleged members of the Ku Klux Klan in a drive-by shooting, one year and a day after his landmark appointment as deputy sheriff. An Army veteran, he was 34 years old, married, and the father of four daughters.