The Roof Is On Fire Move Philadelphia

Wilson goode was mayor of philadelphia for just over a year before being part of the move maelstrom his infamous words inspired the title to the film but despite the controversy and the.

The roof is on fire move philadelphia.

Move is a philadelphia based black liberation group founded in 1972 by john africa the assumed name of vincent leaphart not an acronym the group s name move was chosen by john africa to reflect the group s true intentions. Souderton elementary school classes move online after 3 test positive for covid 19. Here in philadelphia its lyrics were loaded linked to a vivid travesty. The roof is on fire was released by rock master scott and the dynamic three six months before the move conflagration.

O n may 13 1985 a bomb was dropped on a row house in philadelphia unleashing a relentless fire that eventually burned down 61 houses killed 11 people including five children and injured dozens. The group lived in a communal setting in west philadelphia abiding by philosophies of anarcho primitivism. The lyrics which had nothing to do with the incident became a popular dance floor chant. The standoff with move a black nationalism anarcho.

Move members children listen to speeches during a commemorative march for the victims of the 1985 move bombing and fire on may 14 2005 in philadelphia. On may 13 1985 after a long standoff philadelphia municipal authorities dropped a bomb on the headquarters of the african american radical group move. Living in a communal arrangement and often associated with the black power movement move mixes the beliefs of black nationalism pan. The name is not an acronym.

In the documentary let the fire burn. The roof the roof the roof is on fire. The 1985 move bombing refers to the may 13 1985 incident in philadelphia pennsylvania united states when the philadelphia police department bombed a residential home occupied by the black militant anarcho primitivist group move and the philadelphia fire department let the subsequent fire burn out of control following a standoff. The group combined revolutionary ideology similar to that of the black panthers with work for animal rights.

William thomas cain getty images. Mayor wilson goode of philadelphia upper left listens to the fire commissioner william richmond at the special commission investigating the move bombing and fire on 7 november 1985.