THIS DAY IN HISTORY – A raid is set for MOVE headquarters – 1985

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35 years ago, Philly dropped a bomb on MOVE. It's time to apologize. | Editorial

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, police begin evacuating people from their Osage Avenue homes in order to prepare for an operation against MOVE, a Black separatist group that had assembled a large arsenal. By the end of the botched confrontation, 11 people were dead and 61 homes had been burned down.

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY – A raid is set for MOVE headquarters – 1985

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In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, police begin evacuating people from their Osage Avenue homes in order to prepare for an operation against MOVE, a radical cult group that had assembled a large arsenal. By the end of the confrontation, 11 people were dead and 61 homes had been burned down.

Continue reading “THIS DAY IN HISTORY – A raid is set for MOVE headquarters – 1985”

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – A raid is set for MOVE headquarters – 1985

Via History.com

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, police begin evacuating people from their Osage Avenue homes in order to prepare for an operation against MOVE, a radical cult group that had assembled a large arsenal. By the end of the confrontation, 11 people were dead and 61 homes had been burned down.

Continue reading “THIS DAY IN HISTORY – A raid is set for MOVE headquarters – 1985”

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – A raid is set for MOVE headquarters – 1985