Reviews
Overview
Describes the confrontation between Philadelphia Police and members of the MOVE organization on Mother's Day, 1985, which left 11 men, women and children members of MOVE dead and 61 homes destroyed by fire. The events are situated in the history of Blacks in Philadelphia, the MOVE organization, and the Cobbs Creek neighborhood. All this is explored through historical photographs, interviews and footage of the confrontation and its resulting hearings.
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Louise Alone Thompson Patterson: In Her Own Words
Louise Alone Thompson Patterson: In Her Own Words
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Eyes on the Prize: Part II
Eyes on the Prize: Part II
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