11 Facts About Mollie Moon

Mollie Moon was the founder and president of the National Urban League Guild, the fundraising branch of the National Urban League.

Mollie Moon served as president of the Guild for almost 50 years, from its founding until her death.

Mollie Moon studied in the Teachers College of Columbia University, as well as the New School for Social Research and the University of Berlin.

Mollie Moon served as secretary to the board of trustees of the National Urban League.

Mollie Moon founded the National Urban League Guild in 1942 in order to raise funds in support of the League's racial equality programs.

Mollie Moon served on the national advisory council for Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's Food and Drug Committee from 1972 to 1976.

Mollie Moon founded the Henry Lee Moon Civil Rights Library, housed in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's headquarters in Baltimore, which is named after her husband.

Mollie Moon was known to have been active with the Catholic Interracial Council.

In 1938, she married Henry Lee Mollie Moon, who became the public relations director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Mollie Moon died of a heart attack on June 22,1990, at her home in Long Island City, Queens, New York.

Mollie Moon's funeral was held at the Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola in Manhattan.