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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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Forever Changes

Date
1971
Manufactured by
Elektra Records, American, founded 1950
Recorded by
Love, American, 1965 - 2005
Description
A vinyl record (a), dust jacket (b), and paper sleeve (c) for the album "Forever Changes" by the band Love. The label on the vinyl record has a red, yellow, and blue multi-colored background. On the right side of the label is a butterfly with the Elektra records logo next to it in white. Printed across the top of the label in black is the title of the album. Printed below that in black is the album information. The front cover of the dust jacket has a white background with a multi-colored illustration at the center. The illustration is comprised of blue, purple, red, yellow, and green and depicts the heads of the members of the group all together. There is a thin black square border around the illustration. At the top left corner is [LOVE] in black and at the bottom right corner is [forever changes]. The back of the jacket hs a black and white photo of Arthur Lee at the top. Listed at the bottom left are the songs on the album. Printed below the titles of the songs are the names and positions of the members in the band. Printed at the bottom center is the Elektra records logo in black with the manufacturer information printed next to it. Printed at the bottom right is [LOVE] and [forever changes]. The paper sleeve is blank, but the paper has yellowed and there are creases at each corner.
Place made
London, England, Europe
Topic
African American
Music
Musicians
Popular music
Rock and roll (Music)
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Classification
Record Albums
Exhibition
Musical Crossroads
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2025.49abc
Type
long-playing records
Restrictions & Rights
© Elektra Records
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
vinyl with ink on paper and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (a. vinyl): 11 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (30.2 × 30.2 cm)
H x W (b. dust jacket): 12 1/4 × 12 3/8 in. (31.1 × 31.4 cm)
H x W (c. sleeve): 12 1/8 × 12 1/16 in. (30.8 × 30.6 cm)
Title
Title • Forever Changes
Record ID
nmaahc_2025.49abc
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
FOREVER CHANGES
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1970s
Name
Love • Elektra Records
Place
Europe • London • England
Topic
Rock and roll (Music) • Music
Culture
African Americans
Exhibition
NMAAHC • Musical Crossroads
Geo Location
City • London • Country • England • Continent • Europe
Type
Phonograph records
On Physical Exhibit
Yes
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
Use Restricted

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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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

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

Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.