Thulani Conrad Lewis Moore, 71, a longtime antiracism educator and organizer who played key roles in the Damascus Road and Roots of Justice training programs, died Feb. 17. He lived in Tucker, Ga., with his wife and young daughter.

Soon after Mennonite Central Committee U.S. initiated the Damascus Road Antiracism Process in 1995, Moore joined the project and filled a variety of roles as he led trainings and consulted across the country. He remained with the organization after it became independent from MCC in 2010 and was renamed Roots of Justice. He served nearly 27 years in the work of peace and justice as it relates to systemic oppression.

Moore was a member of multiple congregations, including Nueva Vida Norristown New Life and South Christian Street Mennonite Church in Lancaster, Pa.

Since 2020 he was a consultant and trainer with Widerstand Consulting, which also worked in the field of antiracism training.

“On a trip to Africa, I believe with the Mennonite church, Conrad talked with a man who asked where Conrad’s ancestors were from in Africa,” recalled Widerstand Consulting director Jill Hurst-Wahl. “Conrad explained that Black people in the U.S. from African descent didn’t know where their ancestors were from. The enslavers had destroyed that knowledge.

“The man was sad that Conrad didn’t know who his ancestors were and ‘adopted’ him into his [Zulu] tribe and gave him the name ‘Thulani’ (peace).”

Widerstand founder Tobin ­Miller Shearer, who worked with Moore for ­decades, said: “I’ve partnered with doz­ens of other antiracism trainers in 30 years in the field. Conrad stood head and shoulders above them all for his ability to say hard things to people even as he made them laugh. He was a trainers’ trainer. I learned so much from him.”

Prior to his anti-oppression work, Moore served for a decade in the 1990s as resident director at Liberty Ministries, maintaining a safe and nurturing environment in Schwenksville, Pa., for men released from prison and recovering from substance abuse.

In recent years he was a tour guide at APEX Museum, which presents history from the Black experience in Atlanta.

“Through his efforts with Roots of Justice and his outreach both in the United States and abroad, he courageously engaged people in meaningful conversations about race, helping others understand how humanity, empathy and justice benefit us all when racism and bigotry are rejected,” the museum stated on social media after his death. “His passion for education and dialogue reflected the very mission of our institution.”

Moore was also sole proprietor for more than 20 years of Njema Artwear and Design Studio, a custom fabric and garment company based in Lancaster County, Pa.

A memorial service was held April 17 at William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, N.J.