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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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BLACK FACTS
The Truths They Never Taught You...

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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Framed photograph of Lt. General Colin L. Powell in West Wing of White House

Date
ca. 1986-1989
Photograph by
The White House, founded 1792
Subject of
General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
President George H. W. Bush, American, born 1924
Richard H. Solomon, American, 1938 - 2019
Tom Collamore, American
Owned by
General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
Caption
This photograph was inscribed by then Vice President George H.W. Bush to then Lieutenant General Colin Powell. This photograph hung in the sitting room of the Powell family's residence in McLean, Virginia.
Description
A framed and inscribed photograph of Lt. General Colin L. Powell in the West Wing of the White House with Vice President George H. W. Bush.
Lt. General Powell and the two men to his proper left sit in cream floral-patterned cloth chairs, Powell below a gilt-framed painting on the bright cream wall behind him. Vice President Bush, who is looking down at an open manila folder in his lap, sits in a dark brown high-back leather chair between a large brown desk and tall wood and glass cabinet. To the left of two flags on stands in the upper right corner of the photograph, are: Richard H. Solomon (State Department Director of Policy Planning Staff) and Tom Collamore (legs visible) (Deputy Assistant to the Vice President and Staff Secretary) with documents on their laps. All four men wear dark wool suits with white shirts, neckties, and dark leather shoes. In the photograph’s bottom white sheet is an inscription in black ink that reads: [Now, Colin, Here’s the way I see it!! Thanks, neighbor - / George Bush]. The photograph (a) is set behind a dark blue mat and housed inside of a medium brown, deep set, wooden frame (b).
Place captured
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Government
Men
Military
Photography
Politics
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Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
A2022.101.1.17ab
Type
frames (furnishings)
photographs
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
(a) ink on photographic paper
(b) wood , glass and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (image): 5 3/8 × 9 1/2 in. (13.6 × 24.2 cm)
H x W (sheet): 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm)
H x W x D (frame): 14 3/4 × 16 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (37.5 × 42.5 × 3.8 cm)
Title
Object Name • Framed photograph of Lt. General Colin L. Powell in West Wing of White House
Record ID
nmaahc_A2022.101.1.17ab
Museum
NMAAHC
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FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH OF LT. GENERAL COLIN L. POWELL IN WEST WING OF WHITE HOUSE
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1990s • 1980s
Name
Bush, George H. W. • The White House • Solomon, Richard H. • Collamore, Tom • Powell, Colin L.
Place
District of Columbia • United States • North and Central America • Washington
Topic
Photography • Government • Politics • Military
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Washington • State • District of Columbia • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Frames • Photographs
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Rights and restrictions shown above are supplied by the Smithsonian record.

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US Army uniform peaked cap worn by Lt. Col. Charles J. Blackwood

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Framed photograph of Lt. General Colin L. Powell in West Wing of White House

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First Lieutenant bar insignia worn by Lt. Louise Lomax

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First Lieutenant bar insignia worn by Lt. Louise Lomax

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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 heavyweight champion was known as the “Brown Bomber”?

Joe Louis.