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- Coming Home -

As several MOVE members became eligible for parole, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole issued a special stipulation that any potential MOVE parolee agree not to associate with other MOVE members as a condition of being released.

All those eligible refused to abide by this unconstitutional stipulation and remained incarcerated. One at a time, members eventually began to come home only after their maximum sentences expired: Alberta Africa in 1988 after 7 years, Alfonso Africa in 1990 after 5 years, Ramona Africa in 1992 after 7 years, and Sue Africa in 1992 after 12 years.

 

Upon her release on May 13, 1992, Ramona made numerous radio and television appearances as public respect and admiration for her strength and endurance made her a somewhat reluctant celebrity. Drawing a parallel with Black South Africans' fight to free themselves from the legal persecution of Apartheid, Ramona stated the family Africa was stronger, more committed than ever before and would continue their work to free all MOVE prisoners. Contradicting the sanitized grand jury findings, she also confirmed that police had opened fire on MOVE as they tried to exit the burning house in 1985.

 

In the fall of 1993, the Parole Board finally conceded to mounting pressure to lift the special MOVE stipulation. Carlos Africa was granted parole and released December 9, 1993, after 12 years of incarceration. Consuewella Africa's release soon followed on January 6, 1994 nearly 16 years after her arrest.

 

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Carlos and Ramona at Ta Merry Temple (East Harlem) April 11th 2015

Ramona Africa speaking at Philadelphia University (March 9th 2015)

 

 

"DESPITE OUR FAMILY BEING MASS MURDERED...

...despite the fact that we've been in jail for years for a crime we did not commit, despite being locked up in solitary confinement for years at a time, despite all of the physical and mental torture we've been subjected to by this system, we ain't slowin' down, ain't backing down one bit, we are getting stronger thanks to John Africa."

 

Writing

According to the book "20 years on the Move"

Translation : Claude GUILLAUMAUD for "Just Justice"

Legends Photos : Béatrice KOULAKSSIS and Nadège ARNAULT

 

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Drowings of Move 9 : Tinted Justice Collective

 

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