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Philly on Fire [videorecording].
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Multicultural Interest.
- Documentary.
- Local Subjects:
- Multicultural Interest.
- Documentary.
- Genre:
- Documentary.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (ca. 99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition:
- Widescreen ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : Dreamscape Media, 2026.
- Language Note:
- English audio.
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD.
- Summary:
- On May 13, 1985, the Philadelphia police bombed a house in West Philly, starting the worst fire in the city's history. Eleven people died, including five children. Only two survived. Philly on Fire tells the story of the bombing of Black liberation group MOVE through the voices of the people who lived it.
- On May 13th, 1985, the Philadelphia police bombed a house in West Philly, starting the worst fire in the city's history. 11 people died, including five children. Only two survived. Philly on Fire tells the story of the bombing of Black liberation group MOVE through the voices of the people who lived it.
- Participant:
- Mike Africa Jr., Ramona Africa, Jim Berghaier, Clifford Bond, W. Wilson Goode, Sr..
- Credits:
- Director, Ross Hockrow.
- Notes:
- 04/14/2026
- Publisher Number:
- 810157468932
- 19412685
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