Philadelphia City Council Reflects On 1985 MOVE Bombing

Source: Bettmann / GettyMay 13th marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most tragic and controversial events in Philadelphia’s history, the MOVE bombing. On that day in 1985, the Philadelphia Police Department dropped an explosive device on the home of MOVE, a Black liberation and back-to-nature organization, located on Osage Avenue in West Philadelphia.
The bombing ignited a massive fire that consumed more than 60 homes in the surrounding neighborhood. The incident claimed the lives of