Cecil B. Moore Freedom Fighters (supporters and activists associated with him)

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The Cecil B. Moore Freedom Fighters were a group of civil rights activists and supporters who organized protests and direct action campaigns in Philadelphia under the leadership and influence of attorney and NAACP leader Cecil B. Moore.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf activist group ⓘ
civil rights organization ⓘ
activity boycotts ⓘ
marches ⓘ
picketing ⓘ
protest organizing ⓘ
sit-ins ⓘ
affiliation NAACP ⓘ
associatedPlace Girard College, Philadelphia ⓘ
linked to: Girard College
associatedWith Cecil B. Moore Avenue (North Broad Street corridor) ⓘ
Philadelphia NAACP ⓘ
linked to: NAACP
country United States ⓘ
ethos direct action ⓘ
grassroots organizing ⓘ
fieldOfWork civil rights ⓘ
desegregation ⓘ
fair housing ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ
voting rights ⓘ
goal end segregation in Philadelphia institutions ⓘ
expand political power for Black Philadelphians ⓘ
secure equal access to education ⓘ
secure equal access to public accommodations ⓘ
ideology Black empowerment ⓘ
militant civil rights activism ⓘ
influencedBy Cecil B. Moore ⓘ
leader Cecil B. Moore ⓘ
locatedIn North Philadelphia ⓘ
location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
movement Civil Rights Movement ⓘ
namedAfter Cecil B. Moore ⓘ
notableCampaign desegregation of Girard College ⓘ
opposed employment discrimination in Philadelphia ⓘ
housing discrimination in Philadelphia ⓘ
racial segregation in Philadelphia ⓘ
partOf local civil rights movement in Philadelphia ⓘ
socialBase Black working-class Philadelphians ⓘ
North Philadelphia residents ⓘ
timePeriod 1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
usedMethod mass mobilization ⓘ
nonviolent direct action ⓘ

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