Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In 1965, youth members of the Philadelphia branch of the NAACP rallied under the leadership of lawyer and civil rights activist Cecil B. Moore to join the fight to desegregate Girard College. Fifty years later, four members of the Cecil B. Moore Philadelphia Freedom Fighters, “Cecil's People,” recount their seven-month stand through story and song.
From History Making Productions: historymakingproductions.com
AWARDS
Mid-Atlantic Emmy Best Cultural Program - Special (2015, 2016)
In 1965, youth members of the Philadelphia branch of the NAACP rallied under the leadership of lawyer and civil rights activist Cecil B. Moore to join the fight to desegregate Girard College. Fifty years later, four members of the Cecil B. Moore Philadelphia Freedom Fighters, “Cecil's People,” recount their seven-month stand through story and song.
From History Making Productions: historymakingproductions.com
AWARDS
Mid-Atlantic Emmy Best Cultural Program - Special (2015, 2016)
