John Africa

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title: John Africa
text: John Africa, born Vincent Leaphart, was the founder of MOVE, a Philadelphia-based, predominantly black organization active from the early 1970s and still active. He and his followers were killed at a residential home, which served as the headquarters of MOVE, in a fire after the Philadelphia Police Department bombed the house with C4-explosive, and deliberately let the fire rage until it was out of control following a standoff and firefight between MOVE and police.
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description: American civil rights activist (1931–1985)
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Africa
date created: 2005-04-11T02:40:23Z
date modified: 2024-09-01T07:11:24Z
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