By: Anthony Amey, Astrid Martinez & Alyssa Wilson Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, was forever changed 36 years ago when the police bombed the home of the Black Liberation group called MOVE. Short for The Movement, the group focused on fighting issues from police brutality to environmentalism. They had frequent confrontations with neighbors and police. In 1978, the city attempted to evict the group from their headquarters by using a water cannon to flood the basement where members hid with their children, The Guardian reported. The confrontation turned violent, and a police officer named James Rump was killed. Nine members of the organization, known […]
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