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1. Horrible, but if you don't know the true story of this bombing and ITS terror, please read:

Fri Apr 23, 2021, 03:35 PM

Apr 2021

This full Guardian article is worth every sentence. I vaguely remember, but had no idea that then Philadelphia mayor, a black man, Mayor Goode approved the bombing (who still says he'd do it again--shocking):

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/10/move-1985-bombing-reconciliation-philadelphia

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Bones of Black children killed in police bombing used in Ivy League anthropology course [View all] friendly_iconoclast Apr 2021 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author friendly_iconoclast Apr 2021 #3

IMO, any show of remorse on Goode's part is performative at best friendly_iconoclast Apr 2021 #7

K&R Solly Mack Apr 2021 #2

As amazing as it sounds, they saw nothing wrong with this bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author friendly_iconoclast Apr 2021 #8

First I'd heard of it was with this post today. What a tragedy. n/t iluvtennis Apr 2021 #10

I'm going to go out on a limb here: maxsolomon Apr 2021 #11

Nightmare mahina Apr 2021 #12

Authorities Kid Berwyn Apr 2021 #13

For what it's worth, Coursera has removed access to the course now. moriah Apr 2021 #14