110: May 13, 1985

It’s been 36 years since the Philadelphia Police Department dropped two bombs on the roof of a house in West Philadelphia, killing 11 people, including five children, in an attempt to destroy the environmentalist Black liberation group MOVE. What were the events of that led up to the MOVE Bombing, and has anyone ever faced any consequences for this act of state terror?

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Sources and Further Reading

On a Move- website of the MOVE Organization: Link

The day Philadelphia bombed its own people: Link

I'm From Philly. 30 Years Later, I'm Still Trying To Make Sense Of The MOVE Bombing: Link

PHILADELPHIAS CHIEF SAYS HE WANTED FIRE TO BURN: Link

The day police bombed a city street: can scars of 1985 Move atrocity be healed?: Link

MOVE Bombing at 30: "Barbaric" 1985 Philadelphia Police Attack Killed 11 & Burned a Neighborhood: Link

LET THE FIRE BURN: Link

'This is huge': black liberationist speaks out after her 40 years in prison: Link

MOVE Documentary 1978 Confrontation Video - Shootout: Link

Thirty Years Later, MOVE Still Hurts: Link

William Richmond, fire commissioner: Link

Philadelphia discovers the cremated remains of MOVE bombing victims after a city health official's resignation: Link

Remains of children killed in MOVE bombing sat in a box at Penn Museum for decades: Link