Move! Part 6/6

A brief history of the Move organization in Philadelphia, and the 1978 siege on the Move home in Powelton Village, by the Philadelphia Police, that led to the shooting death of Philadelphia Police Officer James Ramp. In 1985 the Philadelphia Police, again, attacked Move in their Osage Avenue home, which led to the infamous bombing of their home by Police Chief Gregory Sambor. Eleven Move members, including women and children, died in the bombing while up to sixty private residences were left to burn, from the explosion, by the Philadelphia Fire Department. W. Wilson Goode, the city's first Black mayor, claimed responsibility for the bombing, although many believe the Philadelphia Police acted independently.

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• avenue
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• rizzo
• philadelphia
• police
• goode
• john
• africa
• move

[BellathebestDonna]

May 13, 1985 I will never forget!

[LASHAWANQADASH]

Move9s' movement was not according to the Scriptures so it was only going to go so far, however this is a very good example of how our Sisters were behind their (Black)men back then, these women thesedays are complete sellouts to Esau.

The Police were devils then and they are devils now!

[kurlobe]

The mayor had balls taking the blame for this. But we all know..... *looks at the guilt one* We know it was you man.

[UpYouMightyNation]

@CorruptPhillyCops

Not a justification for assault, brutality, or extermination.

[JahSolomon]

@CorruptPhillyCops

any proof of any of these claims you make. It seems any Black organization that stands against white supremacist chastisement practices "drug abuse, gangsterism, tax evasion" etc. Ive heard this script for almost 20 years.

[UpYouMightyNation]

@CorruptPhillyCops

You obviously don't know very much about MOVE. Why don't you go to MOVE themselves and educate yourself about them. The problem with most Americans is that we take our view of those we deem outside the norm from the mainstream media, instead of letting them tell teir own story.

[MrBtr1]

one word Gentrification

[UpYouMightyNation]

@YadaBeats

I think blu3vibrations was being facetious.

[YadaBeats]

@blu3vibration I don't think they were a public nuissance to neighbors, but that 4 lb bomb definitely was-it destroyed 60+ homes.  So if you think Rizzo was looking out for the best interest of the people you sadly naive. He destroyed homes. And how can you say children deserved to die? You're a sociopath.

[YadaBeats]

No matter what these people did, no one deserves to be killed. Children were killed-burned alive.  That's horrible. Please don't say that those children got what they deserved. You people are soicialpaths.