Larry Moore was born in Wilson, North Carolina, in 1948. He discusses the difficulties of integration, the political climate after Brown v. Board of Education, and the effect of Jim Crow laws in the South. Moore enrolled in the Naval Academy and then served in the Navy for five years. He recounts some of the tense military moments in the 1970s, including his service in Vietnam, skirmishes with Cuba, and the Black September in Jordan. After his military service, Moore attended law school at the University of Houston, graduated, and moved to Greensboro, North Carolina, to work in with a law firm. Moore describes some of the major events in Greensboro, particularly the Greensboro Massacre, and his legal work on civil rights issues and voting rights for African-Americans. He discusses race relations in the city and how they have improved over the years. Moore also describes his involvement with the Rotary Club of Greensboro, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and the Greensboro Urban Ministry. He tracks some of the major changes that have occurred in the city, particularly in the government and the health care industry, as well as the growth of ethnic populations, and the development of downtown.