Cecil B. Moore

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Cecil B. Moore was a prominent Philadelphia civil rights leader, lawyer, and NAACP president known for his militant activism against racial segregation and discrimination in the mid-20th century.

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Cecil B. Moore canonical 7

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instanceOf NAACP leader ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ
human ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
advocatedFor equal employment opportunities ⓘ
fair housing ⓘ
school desegregation ⓘ
areaOfActivism North Philadelphia ⓘ
Temple University neighborhood ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
describedBySource Philadelphia civil rights histories ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Moore ⓘ
fieldOfWork civil rights law ⓘ
racial justice ⓘ
givenName Cecil ⓘ
hasHeritage African-American community of Philadelphia ⓘ
hasLegacy commemoration in Philadelphia place names ⓘ
inspiration for later local activists ⓘ
hasPart Cecil B. Moore Freedom Fighters (supporters and activists associated with him) ⓘ
honorificNameOf Cecil B. Moore Avenue ⓘ
Cecil B. Moore station ⓘ
influenced Philadelphia civil rights activism ⓘ
knownFor confrontational tactics against segregation ⓘ
grassroots organizing in North Philadelphia ⓘ
memberOf National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ⓘ
linked to: NAACP
movement civil rights movement ⓘ
notableFor campaigns against discrimination in housing and employment ⓘ
campaigns against racial segregation ⓘ
leadership in desegregation protests ⓘ
militant civil rights activism in Philadelphia ⓘ
occupation NAACP official ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
opposed racial discrimination in Philadelphia ⓘ
racial segregation in public accommodations ⓘ
placeOfBirth West Virginia ⓘ
placeOfDeath Philadelphia ⓘ
politicalAlignment African-American civil rights movement ⓘ
positionHeld president of the Philadelphia NAACP ⓘ
residence Philadelphia ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Philadelphia ⓘ

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Cecil B. Moore station → namedAfter → Cecil B. Moore ⓘ
Cecil B. Moore neighborhood → namedAfter → Cecil B. Moore ⓘ
Cecil B. Moore Avenue → namedAfter → Cecil B. Moore ⓘ
Cecil B. Moore Freedom Fighters → influencedBy → Cecil B. Moore ⓘ
Cecil B. Moore Freedom Fighters → leader → Cecil B. Moore ⓘ
Cecil B. Moore Freedom Fighters → namedAfter → Cecil B. Moore ⓘ