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The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, [2] was the bombing and destruction of residential homes in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by the Philadelphia Police Department during an armed standoff with MOVE, a black liberation organization. As Philadelphia police attempted to ...
Let the Fire Burn is a 2013 documentary film about the events leading up to and surrounding a 1985 stand-off between the black liberation group MOVE and the Philadelphia Police Department. The film is directed and produced by Jason Osder and was released by Zeitgeist Films in October 2013.
Gregore J. Sambor (February 22, 1928 - September 15, 2015) was an American Police Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department from 1984 to 1985. He had a major role in the 1985 bombing of MOVE, in which six adults and five children died after he told firefighters to stand down and "let the fire burn". [1]
Today marks 39 years since Philadelphia police bombed the MOVE home, which left 11 members of the Black Liberation group dead, 61 homes destroyed, and over 250 people homeless.. Between the lives ...
The police bombing was strongly condemned. The MOVE survivors later filed a civil suit against the City of Philadelphia and the PPD and were awarded $1.5 million in a 1996 settlement. [7] Other residents displaced by the destruction of the bombing filed a civil suit against the city and in 2005 were awarded $12.83 million in damages in a jury ...
Ahead of the OKC bombing anniversary, “An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th" is premiering Tuesday, April 16 on HBO and will stream on Max. Nearly 30 years later, a new documentary shows ...
All 259 passengers and crew were killed, including 35 students from the University of Syracuse, along with 11 Lockerbie residents. The crime scene covered 845 square miles, including rural ...
Philadelphia activist Mumia Abu-Jamal has followed the teachings of John Africa, [11] and was a supporter of the MOVE organization. [12] During Abu-Jamal's 1982 murder trial for the death of a police officer, Abu-Jamal made repeated requests to be represented by Africa. The judge denied these requests as Africa was not a licensed attorney.