S20 "The Africas VS. America" E5: The System on Trial
The Expert Witness from Uncover
CBC
4.5 • 10.9K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2023
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
The MOVE 9 are catapulted into the international spotlight, facing more than 900 years between them for the death of Officer James Ramp — a crime for which they maintain their innocence. Central to the case is a former Black Panther and Vietnam vet named Delbert Africa, who will become a symbol of police brutality in Philadelphia. As all of this is happening, MOVE’s mysterious leader John Africa is on the run from local and federal authorities. When he’s finally found and brought up on charges, John Africa opts to represent himself in court, and an old friend takes the stand against him.
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| 0:00.0 | The honor of all the Chief Justice and the Associate of the United States |
| 0:04.0 | Most Americans have made up their minds about the Spring Court. |
| 0:08.0 | It's either restoring justice or destroying America. |
| 0:15.0 | The Supreme Court is not going to save us. |
| 0:17.0 | I'm Julia Lungoria and in this season of more perfect, we're making sense of the Spring Court today. |
| 0:22.0 | Listen to more perfect from WNYC Studios wherever you get podcasts. |
| 0:30.0 | This is a CBC Podcast. |
| 0:33.0 | Before we start, just a heads up. |
| 0:36.0 | This episode includes disturbing content, depicting violence and explicit language. |
| 0:41.0 | Please take care while listening. |
| 0:45.0 | The Supreme Court is not going to be a threat to the Supreme Court. |
| 0:49.0 | The Supreme Court is not going to be a threat to the Supreme Court. |
| 0:54.0 | The Supreme Court is not going to be a threat to the Supreme Court. |
| 0:58.0 | That's the sound of a 25-year-old black man from Baltimore named Freddie Gray. |
| 1:03.0 | He's lying on the sidewalk. |
| 1:05.0 | On top of him, there are two police officers. |
| 1:11.0 | Those two cops, they've got Freddie in a submission hold called the Leglays. |
| 1:15.0 | They claimed Freddie Gray had a switchblade on him. |
| 1:19.0 | He actually had a type of knife that's perfectly legal in Maryland. |
| 1:23.0 | This video is famous. |
| 1:25.0 | Infamous, really. |
| 1:27.0 | It was shot by a bystander named Kevin Moore. |
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