Black History Month: Paying tribute to the Freedom Fighters

Thousands of children's opportunities for education were greatly impacted by a group of young people known as the Cecil B. Moore Freedom Fighters. Their fight began 60 years ago on the campus of Girard College in North Philadelphia.

"It was separation, you know what I mean," said Kelvin Kelly of the 10-foot-high wall that separated the pristine campus from his North Philadelphia neighborhood.

"I would look over the second-floor window, and you could see the kids playing," said Karen Asper Jordan whose family also had a home in North Philadelphia.

The school was distinctly created from orphaned white boys at the bequest of Stephen Girard, the French millionaire whose will left the money to establish the school. As they watched other kids enjoy the benefits of the school, neighborhood kids joined the cause to desegregate it.
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