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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.

Oklahoma MPS Red Bird City Hall

Accession Numbers

TR-0079-2018-0070

Level Of Description

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Record Type

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Use Restriction

Some of the materials in this file may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. • Copyright • Restricted - Possibly

Audiovisual

False

Title

Oklahoma MPS Red Bird City Hall

Physical Occurrences

8601 Adelphi Road • College Park • 301-837-0470 • National Archives at College Park • 20740-6001 • National Archives at College Park - Electronic Records • MD • 301-837-3681 • cer@nara.gov • Magnetic Media • Magnetic Disk • Preservation-Reproduction-Reference

Access Restriction

Unrestricted

Data Control Group

National Archives at College Park – Electronic Records • RRD

General Records Types

Textual Records

Variant Control Numbers

1.1-4.3-201806.1272 • Ref ID

Ancestors

1785 • 1785-01-01 • 3 • recordGroup • 79 • 2006 • 2006-12-31 • Records of the National Park Service • 408 • 2013 • 2013-01-01 • 2 • series • Most Recent • Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (03/02/1934 - ) • organization • 3 • 1934 • 2 • 1934-03-02 • 10511720 • 2017 • 2017-12-31 • National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records • 20812721 • 1 • fileUnit • National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Oklahoma • 85696151

Scope And Content Note

This resource is located in Wagoner County, Oklahoma. Areas of significance include: Politics/Government; Black. The National Historic Places Register Reference Number is 84003450.

Na Id

86510582

Digital Object

This product uses the National Archives Catalog API but is not endorsed or certified by the National Archives and Records Administration.

Oklahoma MPS Educational Resources of All-Black Towns in Oklahoma TR

Date: 86510557

This resource is located in Various County, Oklahoma. Areas of significance include: Education; Black. The National Historic Places Register Reference Number is 64000670.

Oklahoma MPS Historic Government Buildings in Oklahoma's All-Black Towns TR

Date: 86510563

This resource is located in Various County, Oklahoma. Areas of significance include: Politics/Government; Black. The National Historic Places Register Reference Number is 64000672.

Oklahoma SP Black Theater of Ardmore

Date: 86510844

This resource is located in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma. This includes the registration form, photographs, and maps detailing the significance of the Black Theater of Ardmore. Built in 1922, the Ardmore Theater provided the social and entertainment needs of Ardmore's Black community. This resource includes a history of the town of Ardmore, Oklahoma. Areas of significance include: Theater; Ethnic. The National Historic Places Register Reference Number is 84002978.

Oklahoma MPS Red Bird City Hall

Date: 86510582

This resource is located in Wagoner County, Oklahoma. Areas of significance include: Politics/Government; Black. The National Historic Places Register Reference Number is 84003450.

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