John Africa, born Vincent Leaphart, was an American social activist who was the founder of MOVE, a Philadelphia-based, predominantly African American organization active since the early 1970s. He and
Africa hugging his attorney Jack Snite outside the James A. Byrne United States Courthouse after being acquitted of weapons and conspiracy charges, July 22, 1981
Jesse Jackson (far left) and other pallbearers carrying the remains of Africa
Africa's sister Louise James being helped away from a cloth-covered board containing his remains
Powelton Village is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of mostly Victorian and twin style homes. It is a national historic district that is part