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Freddie

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1. It was more than compost

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2014, 07:03 AM

May 2014

Their loud exhortations over a PA system disturbed the whole row-house neighborhood 24/7. A Philadelphia police officer was killed in a confrontation with MOVE in 1978.
This is not to excuse the actions of the police but there was a long history between the city and MOVE leading up to that day.

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29 years ago, Philadelphia bombed MOVE [View all] ellenrr May 2014 OP

It was more than compost Freddie May 2014 #1

who initiated the "long history"? ellenrr May 2014 #2