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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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Ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century

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Framed photographs of Chano Pozo inscribed to Ray Barretto

Date
1987
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Chano Pozo, Cuban, 1915 - 1948
Owned by
Ray Barretto, American, 1929 - 2006
Manufactured by
Luminocen Gloss, Puerto Rican
Description
A large plaque outlined in a brown, thick line around the edge. There are two black and white, almost sepia, photographs of Luciano "Chano Pozo" Gonzales, side by side, also with a thick, white border around each. Presumably, both were taken at the same time as Chano Pozo is wearing dark colored trousers, a light-colored long sleeve shirt, a single thin suspender over his right side, and a loose and wide pattered bowtie in both photographs.
In the left photograph, Chano Pozo holds the conga at a 45-degree angle, with his right hand near the head of the conga drum and his left hand near his face. In the upper right corner of the left photograph is a handwritten, silver inscription in Spanish which reads [J. Cartoae {illegible} / "Latin Jazz" / "Club" / Playa de Ponce / --o--].
In the right photograph, Chano Pozo holds the conga at a nearly 180 degrees, with his right hand parallel to his chest and his left hand on the conga’s head. In the upper left corner of the photograph is a handwritten, silver inscription in Spanish which reads: [A / Ray Baretto / gran exponente / de nuestra / musica afro-antillana.] or in English: “To / Ray Barretto / great performer / of our / afro-caribbean music". In the bottom left corner is a handwritten, silver inscription in Spanish which reads: [Con / mucha / admiracion / de / J. Cartoae {illegible} / Playa de Ponce / 12-12-87] or in English: “With / much / admiration / from / J. Cartoae {illegible} / Playa de Ponce / 12-12-87.”
In the bottom center of the two photographs is a black plaque with silver engravings that reads: [RUMBERO CUBANO / LUCIANO GONZALEZ / "CHANO POZO" 1915-1948 / COMPOSITOR DE: / "MANTECA" "TIN TIN DEO" "NAGUE" / "BLEM. BLEM. BLEM" "WACHI WARA" "PIM-PIM"] or in English: “CUBAN RUMBERO / LUCIANO GONZALEZ / "CHANO POZO" 1915-1948 / COMPOSER OF: / “MANTECA” “TIN TIN DEO” “NAGUE” / “BLEM. BLEM. BLEM” “WACHI WARA” “PIM-PIM”.”
The back of the plaque is a light-colored wood, which at the top center holds a fastened silver sawtooth hanger with a tied piece of white string. At the bottom right corner, it is stamped with the manufacturer information [LUMINOCEN GLOSS / SOMOS #1 EN LAMINADOS / UNION 117 PONCE, P.R. / 840-3875].
The signed plaque was gifted to Ray Barretto.
Place made
Playa de Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Nuyorican Movement
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brandy and Chris Barretto, in memory of Ray Barretto
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
A2020.52.1.7
Type
commemorative plaques
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
lacquer on ink on paper (fiber product) on wood
Dimensions
H x W: 12 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (31.8 × 47 cm)
Title
Object Name • Framed photographs of Chano Pozo inscribed to Ray Barretto
Record ID
nmaahc_A2020.52.1.7
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHANO POZO INSCRIBED TO RAY BARRETTO
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1980s
Name
Luminocen Gloss • Pozo, Chano • Barretto, Ray
Place
Puerto Rico • Playa de Ponce • United States • North and Central America • Caribbean • Latin America
Topic
Instrumentalists (Musicians) • Jazz (Music) • Nuyorican Movement
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
County • Playa de Ponce • State • Puerto Rico • Country • United States • Subregion • Caribbean • Region • Latin America • Continent • North and Central America
Type
commemorative plaques
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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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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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Who was the first African-American woman millionaire in the United States?

Madam C.J. Walker