John Africa
Organization founder
1931 – 1985
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Who was John Africa?
John Africa, was a founder of MOVE, a Philadelphia-based black liberation group prominent in the United States in the early 1970s. He died while involved in an armed standoff with the Philadelphia Police Department.
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- Born
- Jul 26, 1931
Philadelphia - Also known as
- Vincent Leaphart
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- May 13, 1985
Philadelphia
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on July 23, 2013
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