Moore, Cecil B. (Cecil Bassett), 1915-1979

found: Willis, A.C. Cecil's city, c1990:p. 12 (Cecil B. Moore) p. 192, etc. (Cecil Bassett Moore; b. W. Va., 2 Apr. 1915; law degree from Temple; d. Feb. 1979)

found: African American National Biography, accessed March 1, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Moore, Cecil Bassett; municipal government official, lawyer, civil rights activist, Marine Corps officer; born 02 April, 1915 in Yukon, West Virginia, United States; graduated from Temple University's law school, Philadelphia (1953); passed the bar (1954); served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1942-1951); established criminal defense practice serving North Central Philadelphia (1954); president, Philadelphia chapter of NAACP (1962), reelected (1965); led several campaigns for defending civil rights (1963, 1964, 1965); city councilman as Democrat from the Fifth District, Philadelphia (1975-1979); part of Columbia Avenue, North Philadelphia was renamed as Cecil B. Moore Avenue (1986); died 13 February,1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)