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50 years later, an historic act of civil disobedience in Delco is finally getting its due | Will Bunch

On March 8, 1971, Philly-area activists burglarized an FBI office and exposed massive corruption — a heroic act that still resonates.

The office building/apartments (center) on Veterans Square in Media Mar. 3, 2021, the site of the 1971 break in of an FBI office on the second floor of the building, stealing files that revealed the FBI's illegal spying operations against Americans. A historical marker will be installed at the site.
The office building/apartments (center) on Veterans Square in Media Mar. 3, 2021, the site of the 1971 break in of an FBI office on the second floor of the building, stealing files that revealed the FBI's illegal spying operations against Americans. A historical marker will be installed at the site.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer