S20 "The Africas VS. America" E6: Hellfire

Published: May 1, 2023, 8:20 a.m.

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In 1983, the City of Philadelphia elects its first Black mayor as successor to Frank Rizzo. Woodrow Wilson Goode inherits Rizzo\\u2019s fight against MOVE, but he also represents a moment of hope for Black Philadelphians who believe his election could be a harbinger of progress for a city beset with racial strife. Instead, Mayor Goode\\u2019s administration unleashes a torrent of violence never before seen in American history in an effort to neutralize MOVE once and for all.


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