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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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The Violence That Helped Spark the NAACP

In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.

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Photograph album of Allston family and other portraits

Date
1880s-1910
Compiled by
Unidentified
Manufactured by
Edward Posen & Co.
Distributed by
J.H. McKinnon and Co., American, 1884 - 1892
Description
A photograph album containing thirty (30) portraits and one (1) memorial card, dating from the 1880s to the early 20th century.
The photograph album has a dark brown, textured padded cover. The interior covers have an emerald green paper with a gold gilt design of repeating leafy flowers. A pink paper label adhered to the inside front cover reads "J.H. McKINNON & Co. / STATIONERS PRINTERS / AND / BLANK BOOK MANUF'RS / WATERBURY, Conn." The front page of the interior has a gilt design of a floral vine around a white window that contains gild flowers. Below the window is a shield with a lion holding a shield containing the letters "E P & Co." The word "ALBUM" in gilded letters inside a banner runs across the upper portion of the window. The outer edges of each paged are gilded. The album closes with a metal clasp on the right side. Inside the album are pages with windows for cabinet cards, which slide into place through a slit below the window.
Topic
African American
Families
Photography
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Collection title
Photograph album of Allston family and other portraits
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Keith M. Jones in honor of Lonnie Bunch
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2009.31
Type
photograph albums
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
paper and linen with bonded leather, batting and metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (abc): 10 1/2 × 8 × 3 in. (26.7 × 20.3 × 7.6 cm)
Title
Object Name • Photograph album of Allston family and other portraits
Record ID
nmaahc_2009.31
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM OF ALLSTON FAMILY AND OTHER PORTRAITS
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1910s • 1880s
Name
Edward Posen & Co. • J.H. McKinnon and Co.
Topic
Photography • Family
Culture
African Americans
Type
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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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

What prosperous Tulsa district became widely known as “Black Wall Street”?

The Greenwood District.