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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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Wilmington 1898 — An American Coup

Wilmington, North Carolina once had a thriving Black middle class and an elected interracial government. In 1898 white supremacists used violence to overthrow that government, kill Black residents and drive many others from the city.

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Photographic postcard of Andrew and Allen Austin

Date
1922-1926
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Andrew Austin
Allen Austin
Description
A sepia tone photographic postcard of Andrew and Allen Austin. The postcard is in landscape orientation. The men are depicted in full length, with one standing and one seated on a low stone wall prop just left of center. The man on the left is facing the viewer, standing with his hands clasped together at his waist. He is wearing a dark tone pinstripe suit, a white dress shirt, a dark tone tie, and two tone wingtip shoes. He also has a white pocket square tucked in his proper left breast pocket, a round lapel pin, and a straw boater hat with a dark band at the crown. The man seated on the low stone wall proper on the right is also facing the viewer, with his leg turned slightly towards the left edge of the image. His arms are crossed over his lap and he has a serious expression on his face. He is wearing a light tone, double breasted suit, a white dress shirt, a dark tone tie, dark wingtip shoes, and a straw boater hat with a dark band at the crown. In the background is a photography backdrop depicting a square shaped building on a rocky hilltop with a drive leading down to a shoreline. There is a wide white border on the left side of the image and a loss at the bottom right corner. The reverse has a landscape orientation and is white with black ink text. The text [POST CARD] is written in outlined letters across the top with sections for [CORRESPONDENCE] on the left, and [ADDRESS] on the right. At the top right is an AZO stamp box. The postcard is blank. Vertical handwritten text next to the stamp box reads [Mr allen austin]. There is additional handwritten text written upside down at the center that reads [Mr. andrew austin].
Place captured
United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Families
Photography
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Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James M. Baxter
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2021.13.18
Type
portraits
postcards
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 3 3/8 × 5 1/4 in. (8.5 × 13.3 cm)
Title
Object Name • Photographic postcard of Andrew and Allen Austin
Record ID
nmaahc_2021.13.18
Museum
NMAAHC
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PHOTOGRAPHIC POSTCARD OF ANDREW AND ALLEN AUSTIN
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1920s
Name
Austin, Andrew • Austin, Allen
Place
United States • North and Central America
Topic
Photography • Family
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Postcards • Portraits
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Photographic postcard of Andrew and Allen Austin

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Charles Austin, 1976

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General Lloyd J. Austin III, Commander, United States Central Command and former Commanding General, United States Forces – Iraq

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Jesse Jackson, April 22, 1987 Austin, Texas

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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

Which Black woman became the first elected to the United States Congress?

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.