MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy

The Aftermath

In the wake of the May 13th bombing, the City of Philadelphia holds a series of hearings to determine how an attempted arrest caused such profound destruction. We speak to former Mayor Wilson Goode on his own role on that day. MOVE continues to make headlines with allegations of child abuse within the organization, and people are still arguing over the identity of the youngest victims’ remains, some of which Penn Museum only recently acknowledged it still possessed. Mike Africa Jr., the new head of MOVE and Pam Africa, tells us where MOVE is today: a fractured group that still pushes its message. > MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy is a production of Temple University Klein College's [https://klein.temple.edu/] Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting [https://templelogancenter.org] and The Philadelphia Inquirer. [https://www.inquirer.com/] > Sound design, scoring, mixing and mastering by Rowhome [https://rowhomeproductions.com/] Productions. > Check out new and archival stories about Move on The Philadelphia Inquirer website. [https://www.inquirer.com/move-bombing/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Bomb

> Former Philadelphia Daily News reporter Linn Washington takes us through his memories of May 13th, 1985, as police use everything in their arsenal to remove MOVE from their Philadelphia headquarters. The attempted eviction culminates in the dropping of a bomb on MOVE’s rowhouse, sparking a fire that killed 11 MOVE members — five of them children — and destroyed 61 homes in Philadelphia. > > MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy is a production of Temple University Klein College's [https://klein.temple.edu/] Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting [templelogancenter.org] and The Philadelphia Inquirer. [https://www.inquirer.com/] > Sound design, scoring, mixing and mastering by Rowhome [https://rowhomeproductions.com/] Productions. > Check out new and archival stories about Move on The Philadelphia Inquirer website. [https://www.inquirer.com/move-bombing/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Standoff

The City of Philadelphia tries to evict MOVE from their Osage Avenue headquarters. As neighbors evacuate the block, former Inquirer reporter Maida Odom and former NBC10 photojournalist Pete Kane stay behind to tell the story. We follow Maida and Pete as they watch police prepare to remove MOVE from their rowhome by any means necessary.   > MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy is a production of Temple University Klein College's [https://klein.temple.edu/] Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting [templelogancenter.org] and The Philadelphia Inquirer. [https://www.inquirer.com/] > Sound design, scoring, mixing and mastering by Rowhome [https://rowhomeproductions.com/] Productions. > Check out new and archival stories about Move on The Philadelphia Inquirer website. [https://www.inquirer.com/move-bombing/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Shattered Peace

MOVE relocates to Cobbs Creek, a predominantly Black middle-class neighborhood in Philadelphia, disrupting life as its residents know it. Former neighbors recount the rising tensions between MOVE and the residents of Philadelphia’s 6221 Osage Avenue, as MOVE employs new disruptive tactics — including a bullhorn, vermin, and a bunker — in their fight to free imprisoned members. > MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy is a production of Temple University > Klein College's [https://klein.temple.edu/] Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting [templelogancenter.org] and The Philadelphia Inquirer. [https://www.inquirer.com/] > Sound design, scoring, mixing and mastering by Rowhome [https://rowhomeproductions.com/] > Check out new and archival stories about Move on The Philadelphia Inquirer website. [https://www.inquirer.com/move-bombing/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Battle of 1978

Conflict between MOVE and the Philadelphia Police escalates. Former Daily News reporter Linn Washington and civil rights activist Walt Palmer take us through the events leading up to the 1978 Powelton Village shootout, and the incarceration of the MOVE Nine.  > MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy is a production of Temple University > Klein College's [https://klein.temple.edu/] Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting [https://open.acast.com/templelogancenter.org] and The Philadelphia Inquirer. [https://www.inquirer.com/] > Sound design, scoring, mixing and mastering by Rowhome [https://rowhomeproductions.com/] > Check out new and archival stories about Move on The Philadelphia Inquirer website. [https://www.inquirer.com/move-bombing/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.