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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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Katherine Johnson — Mathematics to the Moon

Katherine Johnson’s mathematical calculations helped guide some of America’s most important early space missions while she confronted the racial and gender barriers faced by Black women in twentieth-century America.

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Jet vol. 1 no. 4

Date
November 22, 1951
Published by
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
Edited by
John Harold Johnson, American, 1918 - 2005
Ben Burns, American, 1913 - 2002
Edward T. Clayton, American, 1921 - 1966
Subject of
Angelle DeLavallade, American
Hosea Lee Johnson, American
Description
Jet Magazine, volume 1, number 4, featuring a black and white image of Angelle DeLavallade, against a green background. DeLavallade is wearing a white bikini top, white pedal pushers and a nautical captain's hat with a black patch with two crossed anchors and a wheel. She is seated, leaning backwards on her arms and facing forward. Her proper left leg is laying straight and slightly towards the left side of the cover and the knee of her proper right leg is bent. Above DeLavallade’s proper left shoulder is the model’s credit with a caption, in black ink, that reads [Angelle / DeLavallade: / She’s one of / Hollywood’s / forgotten / brown beauties] and the associated cover line in a box outlined in black near her proper left hip that reads [HOLLYWOOD’S / UNKNOWN / NEGRO BEAUTIES]. The top third of the front cover is the masthead and price in black text [JET / THE WEEKLY NEGRO NEWS MAGAZINE] on the left side and the date line, price and publisher [Nov. 22, 1951 / A Johnson Publication / 15c], on the right. To the left of DeLavallade is the main cover line, [WHY / NIGHT CLUBS / ARE DYING], and an additional cover line below that reads [CITY OF LOST BOUNDARIES] along the bottom edge of the cover. The back cover features a black and white image of apprentice jockey Hosea Lee Richardson, with a caption that reads [NEGRO JOCKEY TO RIDE IN DIXIE / Apprentice jockey, Hosea Lee Richardson, 16, Columbia, / S. C., will be the first Negro to ride at famous Hialeah Park / at Miami, this winter. In his first season of racing, Rich- / ardson mounted 12 winners, had numerous “place” / horses. / (See “Sports”.)]. This magazine issue is sixty-six (66) pages.
Place printed
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Black Press
Business
Mass media
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Classification
Books and Published Materials
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Courtesy of Johnson Publishing Company, LLC
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.122.9
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Restrictions & Rights
© Johnson Publishing Company, Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (Closed): 5 3/4 × 4 3/16 × 1/8 in. (14.6 × 10.6 × 0.3 cm)
Title
Title • Jet vol. 1 no. 4
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.122.9
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JET VOL. 1 NO. 4
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1950s
Name
Burns, Ben • Johnson Publishing Company • Clayton, Edward T. • DeLavallade, Angelle • Johnson, John Harold • Johnson, Hosea Lee
Place
Chicago • United States • Illinois • North and Central America • Cook County
Topic
Black Press • Mass media • Business
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Chicago • County • Cook County • State • Illinois • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Magazines (periodicals)
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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

Which Supreme Court case ruled state-sponsored public-school segregation unconstitutional?

Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.