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A week after news broke that the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University held, studied, boxed and shelved human remains identified as children killed in the 1985 MOVE bombing, UPenn has launched an internal investigation led by Black-owned Tucker Law Group.
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University apologizes after losing remains of 2 children killed in Philadelphiaâs 1985 MOVE bombing
Remains of 2 children killed in 1985 MOVE bombing missing By KYW staff | April 27, 2021 at 9:13 AM EDT - Updated April 27 at 9:17 AM
PHILADELPHIA (KYW) - The University of Pennsylvania is apologizing for keeping and then losing track of the remains of two young people killed in the 1985 MOVE bombing.
The University of Pennsylvania has retained external legal counsel to figure out why the Ivy League schoolâs museum for decades held onto the remains.
In a series of statements, the university apologized to the Africa family, the remaining members of a pro-revolutionary organization that was entangled in a heated standoff with police and the city in the 70â²s and 80â²s.
MOVE denounces museum’s desecration of children’s remains
By Betsey Piette posted on April 26, 2021
Philadelphia
At an emotion filled press conference April 26, MOVE members strongly denounced the University of Pennsylvania Museum and Princeton University for holding the remains of family members killed in the 1985 police bombing of their home.
From left: Carlos Africa, Janet Africa, Pam Africa (standing), Janine Africa, Consuela Africa and Eddie Africa. Credit: Joe Piette
News that Penn Museum was in possession of the remains first aired in an opinion piece by Abdul-Aliy Muhammad in the Philadelphia Inquirer April 21. The bones were given to UPenn forensic anthropologist Alan Mann by the Philadelphia Medical Office for analysis. Mann subsequently transferred to Princeton University, taking the bones with him.
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