The findings, conclusions and recommendations of the Philadelphia Special Investigation Commission [William H. Brown III, chairperson ; commission members, Charles W. Bowser ... et al.]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philadelphia Special Investigation Commission (1985-1986)

Contributor:

Bowser, Charles W.

Brown, William H., 1928-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

MOVE (Group).

African Americans--Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social conditions.

African Americans.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social conditions.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Fire, 1985.

Physical Description:

27 p. ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia, Pa, : The Commission], 1986.

Notes:

"On May 13, 1985, years of tension and intermittent conflict between the City of Philadelphia and a small, urban cult known as MOVE ended in a violent, day-long encounter between some of the group's members and the Philadelphia police ... On May 22, 1985, the Philadelphia Special Investigation Commission was formed as a board of inquiry. Its members were appointed by the Mayor and directed to conduct a thorough, independent and impartial examination of the events leading up to and culminating in the death and destruction of of May 13th."--Introd.

Cover title.

Local Notes:

The Balch Institute Library and Archives

OCLC:

13495804