FRONTLINE

The Bombing of West Philly

Season 1987 Episode 1 | 55m 23s

On May 13, 1985, a years-long feud between the Black revolutionary group MOVE and Philadelphia officials reached a bloody culmination that saw police dropping a military-grade bomb in a Black residential neighborhood and allowing the resulting fire to rage.

Aired: 05/07/26

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