The largely forgotten history of Philadelphia’s police bombing of Black organization MOVE

The largely forgotten history of Philadelphia’s police bombing of Black organization MOVE

This week marked the 40th anniversary of one of the worst tragedies in Philadelphia’s history. In May 1985, the city’s police department dropped an improvised bomb on a residential home that housed the Black revolutionary organization MOVE. The bomb and ensuing fire killed 11 people, including five children, and destroyed more than 60 nearby homes. Ali Rogin reports.

Commemorating the 1985 MOVE bombing in Philadelphia – Struggle – La Lucha

Philadelphia, May 13 — Two hundred people gathered here at Cobbs Creek Parkway and Osage Avenue this rainy late afternoon to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the nearby house of the MOVE [...] Source