He was six when police bombed Move – now he’s making the site a memorial
by Ed Pilkington from US news | The Guardian on (#6BPT2)
As a child, Mike Africa Jr was a regular at 6221 Osage Avenue in Philadelphia. As the property's new owner, he's fulfiling his great-aunt's dying wish
The last time Mike Africa Jr stepped across the threshold of 6221 Osage Avenue in Philadelphia was almost four decades ago, when he was six years old and went bouncing into the house to greet friends and extended family, eager to play.
This time, it was not so easy. On a recent afternoon, he gingerly unlocked the front door using keys he had just acquired and cautiously pushed it open.
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