"Cecil B Moore Story" Rochelle Hamilton

Growing up as a kid I always wondered why Columbia ave was changed to Cecil B Moore ave.That was a topic I always wondered about growing up. Just so happen that wound up being a research topic in my group and I took it as a opportunity to do some research. During my research i found out some interesting facts about Cecil B Moore himself. It amazed how the street received its name. The reason why I'm writing this essay is to give some information about Cecil B Moore.He is an important figure because he helped make a change to the North Philadelphia area. In the passage I will be discussing where he was born at and when he died, where he spent his military time at, Education and his time as a lawyer, and leadership and dealings with NAACP and recognition.

Cecil Bassett Moore was born 1915 in the West Virginia area. He died in 1979 at the age of 64 years of age. He served time in the US Marine corps during World War 2. 1947 he was discharged from Fort Mifflin which was originally called Fort Island Battery that sits on Deep water Island on the Delaware river in Philadelphia. Once he was discharged from the military he then moved to Philadelphia and studied Law at Temple University. He had a reputation of taking no non-sense as a lawyer, which he fought on behalf of his mostly poor African Americans reduced in North Philadelphia. Cecil B Moore was a powerful lawyer who was credited for the things he done.

Moore has been credited for helping with the restoring of Columbia avenue when it was a viscous riot that occurred in 1964. He also he had dealings with a group that is known nationwide as the NAACP. During his occupancy with the NAACP it expanded from 7,000 in 1962 to more than 50,000 in a short period of time. Moore lead a protest against Girad college which led to the ending of racial segregation of the school. Moore helped increase political & economic representation for the poor black people. Moore had an aggressive manner and confortational procedures alienated many leaders caused many leaders to be withdrawn. 1966 NAACP feared that Moore's leadership was out of hand, which resulted in breaking up Philadelphia chapter into smaller groups. He was granted authority of the North Philadelphia for 1 year then he left the NAACP on uneasy terms. Cecil B Moore has been appreciated for the things he did throughout his lifetime.

Over the time appreciation of Moore has expanded beyond as he sited as a justice figure in the fields of social justice & race relation. 1987 Columbia ave was renamed to Cecil B Moore. He was a member of the city council. Cecil B Moore has a library branch named after him thanks to high school students taking the time to get a petition signed and the library was renamed in 1987 of honors to Cecil B Moore. He has a subway station named after him located at Broad & Cecil B Moore. As well as apartment named after him called the Cecil B Moore villages located at 16 & Cecil B Moore.

To conclude this passage Cecil B Moore did a lot for the North Philadelphia area which where I stay at. I got the answer to the question I wanted to know as a child and it was a benefit to do the research. It was a good idea from them to change Columbia ave to Cecil B Moore being as though he did a lot to change that area. It also good that he has recognition throughout the Cecil B Moore ave for what he has done. I did the research so people can know why he was famous and what he did out his lifetime.