Civil Rights attorneys Bakari Sellers and Daniel Hartstein, who represent the family of one of the adult victims, Katricia, claimed that the museum made repeated assurances that all remains from the bombing had been returned to the families.
“For nearly 40 years, the City of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania and the Penn Museum have refused to treat the MOVE Bombing victims or their families with the even most basic level of respect and decency and this latest revelation is just the most recent in a long line of atrocities Black folks in America have had to live with,” the attorneys said in a November 14, 2024, statement per Strom Law Firm.
“We are disgusted and disappointed but, unfortunately, we are not surprised. The damage Penn has done is absolutely appalling and unforgivable. It’s time they did the right thing so these children can finally rest in peace.”
