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Episode 3: The Toughest Cop in America
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Feb 6, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
By the 1970s, both local and federal law enforcement have perfected a system to subvert and neutralize Black liberation movements across the United States. The civil rights movement has been uprooted, and Black Power is now here. In Philadelphia, the most famous police officer in America is elected mayor. Frank Rizzo’s objective is to turn the city into centre stage in the nationwide fight against Black liberation activists. His power and influence will have deep implications for MOVE.
Hear all 7 episodes of The Africas VS. America now by logging in to CBC Listen (desktop or web browser access only), or by subscribing to the CBC True Crime Premium channel (apple.co/cbctruecrime), where episodes are also ad free.
Hear all 7 episodes of The Africas VS. America now by logging in to CBC Listen (desktop or web browser access only), or by subscribing to the CBC True Crime Premium channel (apple.co/cbctruecrime), where episodes are also ad free.
Released:
Feb 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (10)
Introducing: The Africas VS. America: To those that remember, it’s known simply as the bombing of West Philly. In the spring of 1985, the City of Philadelphia became the first in U.S. history to drop a bomb on a family of American citizens. The attack killed 11 people, including five children, and the ensuing fire set a neighborhood to ruins. The targets that day? A family of Black radicals known collectively as MOVE, who found themselves ensnared in a city — and nation’s — domestic war on Black Liberation. Over seven episodes, host Matthew Amha investigates the events that culminated in the MOVE bombing, and the long afterlife of a forgotten American tragedy. Through intimate conversations, The Africas VS. America offers an unseen look into the MOVE's origins and dynamics while looking ahead to the group's uncertain future. by The Africas VS. America