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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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Bob Moses, Diane Nash, and Reverend James Lawson

Date
2009; printed 2019
Photograph by
Platon, British, born 1968
Subject of
Robert Parris Moses, American, 1935 - 2021
Diane Nash, American, born 1938
James Lawson Jr., American, 1928 - 2024
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Bob Moses, Diane Nash, and Reverend James Lawson, by Platon. The three subjects are depicted from the knees up, facing the viewer. The photograph’s perspective is from an angle that looks up at the three from about waist level. Nash stands at the center with Moses and Lawson on either side of her. Her arms are crossed over her waist, and she is holding hands with both men, who have their arms crossed over their chests. Nash’s head is tilted slightly towards her proper right shoulder and she is looking up and to the right with a slight smile on her face. She is wearing a white turtleneck and a black pantsuit. She is also wearing an abstract metal pin on her proper right blazer lapel and a round link, opera length, metal necklace. Moses stands on the far left. His arms are crossed over his chest with his proper right hand holding Nash’s hand and his proper left hand wrapped around his proper right upper arm. He is wearing a dark, corduroy blazer over a black T-shirt and dark slacks. His head is tilted towards his proper left shoulder and he is looking downwards towards the viewer with a serious expression on his face. Lawson stands on the far right. His arms are crossed over his chest with his proper left hand holding Nash’s hand and his proper right hand wrapped around his proper upper left arm. He is wearing a black suit jacket with thin pinstripes, black trousers, a white dress shirt, a floral patterned tie, and wired rimmed glasses. His head is slightly tilted towards his proper right shoulder, and he has a serious expression on his face. The photograph has a thick white border. The edition number, [5/12], is printed in the bottom left corner. The photographer’s signature and date, [Platon 19], is handwritten in the bottom right corner. Inside the border, at the bottom center, is the photographer’s embossed mark: [PLATON ? / EDITIONED ? / PRINT ?[encircled between two bands of embossed dots]]. The back of the photograph is plain and white.
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Activism
Civil Rights
Education
Photography
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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 Platon
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2021.33.15
Type
pigment prints
portraits
Restrictions & Rights
© Platon
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
pigment on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 17 × 24 in. (43.2 × 61 cm)
H x W (sheet): 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
Title
Title • Bob Moses, Diane Nash, and Reverend James Lawson
Record ID
nmaahc_2021.33.15
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
BOB MOSES, DIANE NASH, AND REVEREND JAMES LAWSON
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2000s
Name
Moses, Robert Parris • Nash, Diane Judith • Platon • Lawson, James
Place
New York City • United States • North and Central America
Topic
Photography • Activism • Education • Civil rights
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Portraits • pigment prints
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
Limited Use

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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Bob Moses, Diane Nash, and Reverend James Lawson

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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

Who became the first Black woman to travel into space?

Mae Jemison, aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.