Born Harlem, New York, January 23, 1935 Founder of the Algebra
Project and civil rights leader; helped to form the Mississippi
Freedom Democratic Party and organize the “Freedom Summer”
Mississippi black voter education and registration drives In the
1960s, Mr. Moses was a pivotal organizer for the Student Non-
Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), directing its Mississippi
Project. He was a driving force behind the 1964 Summer Project
and in organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
(MFDP), which challenged the Mississippi regulars at the 1964
Democratic Convention. Moses with C.C. Bryant From 1969-76, he
worked for the Ministry of Education in Tanzania, where he
chaired Samé school math dept. In 1976 he returned to continue
doctoral studies in Philosophy at Harvard. A MacArthur Fellow
from 1982-87, Mr. Moses used his fellowship to develop the
Algebra Project (AP), believing that mathematics literacy in
today's information age is as important to educational access
and citizenship for inner city and