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The MOVE Fire

This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985 Philadelphia police fired thousands of rounds at the MOVE house, city officials approved dropping an explosive device on the roof, the resulting fire was allowed to burn, 11 people—including five children—died, and 61 homes were destroyed. Philadelphia City Council later called it a “brutal attack carried out by the City of Philadelphia on its own citizens” and acknowledged that no individual faced criminal consequences for the bombing. One timeline correction worth preserving for the BHP record: the major previous MOVE-police confrontation was August 8, 1978, about seven years before the bombing, not a year or two earlier. Officer James Ramp was killed, other police and firefighters were wounded, nine MOVE members were later convicted, and television cameras recorded police beating Delbert Africa during his arrest. The 1985 MOVE Commission later specifically criticized city planners for failing to adequately use lessons from that 1978 confrontation. And that actually strengthens the point you’re making: 1985 did not happen without precedent or institutional memory. There had already been a deadly confrontation with MOVE, years of conflict, negotiations and police involvement before Osage Avenue.

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Wilmington 1898 — An American Coup

Wilmington, North Carolina once had a thriving Black middle class and an elected interracial government. In 1898 white supremacists used violence to overthrow that government, kill Black residents and drive many others from the city.

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Flag used at the burial of Lt. Louise Lomax, Army Nurse Corps

Date
2011
Manufactured by
Troy Sunshade Company, American, founded 1887
Used by
Michael W. Hawkes Funeral Home, American
Subject of
Louise Virginia Lomax, American, 1920 - 2011
Caption
Louise Lomax was born in January 1920 in Nottoway, Virginia, to James and Annie Shepperson Lomax. She graduated from the Saint Philip Hospital School of Nursing in September 1942 and joined the Army Nurse Corps (ANC) in 1943 as a 2nd Lieutenant. During World War II, Lt. Lomax was stationed at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, home of the Tuskegee Airmen, where she was eventually promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
After the war, Lt. Lomax went on to serve at Lockbourne Army Air Base in Ohio; at Provident Hospital in Baltimore; at VA hospitals in Downey, Illinois, and Perry Point, Maryland; and finally at the Army’s Percy Jones General Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan. Lt. Lomax retired from active duty in March 1949 and transferred to the Reserve Corps. She served in the reserves for four years before she was honorably discharged from the ANC in April 1953.
Lomax married John Winters, a Methodist minister, in November 1954. They had one daughter, Pia Winters Jordan. As a civilian, Lomax worked as a psychiatric nurse at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C., before retiring in June 1973. She passed away in April 2011 and was buried at Bethesda Presbyterian Church in Crewe, Virginia.
Description
Ceremonial United States flag used in the burial of Lt. Louise Lomax, Army Nurse Corps.
The flag is folded into a triangle with the stars of the flag on top. The flag is inside a zippered, plastic bag. One side of the bag is clear, and the flag is visible. The other side of the bag is blue and has the Michael W. Hawkes Funeral Home logo and contact information printed in yellow in a repeating horizontal pattern.
Place used
Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Funeral customs and rites
Medicine
Military
Nursing
Women
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Classification
Textiles and Quilts
Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
Exhibition
Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pia Marie Winters Jordan in memory of her mother, First Lieutenant Louise Virginia Lomax Winters, Army Nurse Corps; and her uncle, Sgt. Henry James Lomax, U.S. Army
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2022.42.8
Type
flags
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
cotton (textile) and thread with plastic and metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 12 3/16 × 23 13/16 × 4 in. (31 × 60.5 × 10.2 cm)
Title
Object Name • Flag used at the burial of Lt. Louise Lomax, Army Nurse Corps
Record ID
nmaahc_2022.42.8
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
FLAG USED AT THE BURIAL OF LT. LOUISE LOMAX, ARMY NURSE CORPS
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2010s
Name
Lomax, Louise Virginia • Troy Sunshade Company • Michael W. Hawkes Funeral Home
Place
Amelia • United States • North and Central America • Virginia • Amelia County
Topic
Medicine • Women • Funeral rites and ceremonies • Nursing • Military
Culture
African Americans
Exhibition
NMAAHC • Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
Geo Location
City • Amelia • County • Amelia County • State • Virginia • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Flags
On Physical Exhibit
Yes
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Flag used at the burial of Lt. Louise Lomax, Army Nurse Corps

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TOPIC OF THE DAY

Greenwood / Black Wall Street

Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.

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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

What prosperous Tulsa district became widely known as “Black Wall Street”?

The Greenwood District.