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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Predicate Object
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 Black Americans
surface form: African American
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 NAACP
surface form: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
movement American civil rights movement
surface form: 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 American civil rights movement
surface form: African-American civil rights movement
positionHeld president of the Philadelphia NAACP
residence Philadelphia
sexOrGender male
workLocation Philadelphia

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Cecil hasNotableBearer Cecil B. Moore
Cecil B. Moore station namedAfter Cecil B. Moore
Cecil B. Moore neighborhood namedAfter Cecil B. Moore
Cecil B. Moore Avenue namedAfter Cecil B. Moore