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As Philadelphia became industrialized, immigrants from Europe, mostly Ireland and Germany, settled in the city and especially in the surrounding districts. In the areas the immigrants settled, tensions that resulted from religious, economic and cultural differences grew between residents. Most new arrivals were Catholic. [3]
MOVE (pronounced like the word "move"), originally the Christian Movement for Life, is a communal organization that advocates for nature laws and natural living, founded in 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by John Africa (born Vincent Leaphart).
The following is a partial list of riots and protests involving violent disorder that have occurred in Philadelphia: 1704 Riot of Young Gentry in Philadelphia [1] 1715 riot by supporters of Reverend Francis Phillips, who had been arrested for stating he had slept with three prominent local women [2] 1726 riot against pillory and stocks [3]
To protest Cuba and the United States' policies on homosexuality Homophile activists picketed the White House on April 17 and the United Nations [17] on the 18th after learning that Cuba was placing homosexuals in forced labor camps. [18] April 25, 1965: Philadelphia: To protest a restaurant's gay-exclusionary service policy
Protestors march along Market Street in Center City Philadelphia on June 2. Some streets in Center City Philadelphia were closed to traffic. Hundreds of people participated in peaceful protests through the streets of the city. In the Fishtown neighborhood, police officers hugged and knelt alongside protesters. A curfew went into effect at 8:30 ...
The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, [2] was the bombing and destruction of residential homes in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by the Philadelphia Police Department during an armed standoff with MOVE, a black liberation organization. As Philadelphia police attempted to ...
The 1967 Philadelphia School Board Public Demonstration im Philadelphia was similar to the Chicago Public School Board Demonstration and the subsequent police riot, which took place on November 17, 1967, in Philadelphia, was just one in a series of marches organized in various cities across the United States with the assistance of the Student NonViolent Committee (SNCC).
The marker was the result of work by a class of Philadelphia students challenged by their history teacher to research a race riot in the city and argue for its significance. After researching the riot, the students decided that the event was an aspect of a significant part of the city's history that is often ignored.