Perseverance and grit: the life and legacy of Cecil B. Moore


One of Philadelphia s leading civil rights activists, as well as a gifted attorney and a former Marine, Cecil B. Moore fought for African Americans to have the same rights as their white neighbors and is the namesake of the university s Cecil B. Moore Scholars Program.
Cecil B. Moore and his wife and daughters.

Cecil B. Moore and his wife and daughters in the mid-1950s.

Photo by Courtesy of Cecily Banks

Perseverance and grit: the life and legacy of
Cecil B. Moore

A leading figure in the civil rights movement in Philadelphia, Moore fought for African Americans to have the same rights as their white neighbors.

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