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On May 13, 1985, the Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on a West Philly neighborhood, specifically on the house of a Black liberation group called MOVE, killing 11 members, including 5 children, destroying 61 homes.
Ramona Africa was one of two survivors of the bombing.
Ramona Africa was one of two survivors of the bombing.
Mayor W. Wilson Goode, Sr., Philadelphiaâs first Black mayor, ordered the bombing.
Despite the egregious state violence enacted on MOVE, Ramona Africa was found guilty of riot & conspiracy. No law enforcement were charged.
Despite the egregious state violence enacted on MOVE, Ramona Africa was found guilty of riot & conspiracy. No law enforcement were charged.
: MOVE member Ramona Africa is led out of Philadelphia City Hall on Feb. 9, 1986, after a jury found her guilty of two charges & acquitted her of 10 others in a case stemming from the fatal confrontation in May 1985 between police and the radical group. | Amy Sancetta/AP.
Sources: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/philadelphia-police-bombing-move-compound-africa-osage-ave-racism-20200512.html%3foutputType=amp https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/ramona-africa-move-survivor-city-bombing-osage-1985-20180821.html
