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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 of Etta Moten Barnett and her husband Claude A. Barnett

Date
ca. 1960
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
Claude Albert Barnett, American, 1889 - 1967
Owned by
Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
Description
This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett and her husband Claude A. Barnett. They are seated next to each other in a highly decorated room. Etta Moten Barnett sits on a cream-colored wide chair, wearing a knee length black dress with short sleeves, black heels, and light colored jewelry. Her hands rest loosely in her lap. Her husband, wearing a black suit and tie over a white shirt, sits on the arm of the chair. His right arm rests on the back of the chair next to her left shoulder and his left hand rests on his knees. Their chair is located in the corner of a room furnished with numerous small chairs and tables, including a centrally placed chair made up of the large horns of an animal. The legs are each made of a single long horn, the arms are each a single horn curving backwards, and the chair back consists of several horns interlocked together. The seat has a leopard -print cover. On a large wood sideboard behind the chair is a carved elephant tusk. There are two wooden African sculptures on a shelf behind the Barnetts. The floor is covered by a white rug with a large black square grid pattern, and there are floor-to ceiling windows with white curtains behind Mr. Barnett. The photograph has several pieces of tape adhering to the sides and there are two small tears at the bottom and a larger tear on the proper left top corner.
Topic
African American
Activism
Actors
Africa
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Broadway Theatre
Journalism
Singers (Musicians)
Women
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Collection title
Etta Moten Barnett Archive
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
A2022.13.1.37
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 9 15/16 × 11 13/16 in. (25.2 × 30 cm)
H x W (sheet): 11 1/4 × 14 in. (28.5 × 35.5 cm)
Title
Object Name • Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett and her husband Claude A. Barnett
Record ID
nmaahc_A2022.13.1.37
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
PHOTOGRAPH OF ETTA MOTEN BARNETT AND HER HUSBAND CLAUDE A. BARNETT
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1960s • 1950s
Name
Barnett, Etta Moten • Barnett, Claude Albert
Topic
Women • Activism • Black Enterprise • Broadway Theatre • Black interiors • Actors and actresses • Journalism • Singers (Musicians)
Culture
African Americans
Type
Portraits • Photographs
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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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Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett with signed note to Claude Barnett

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Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett and her husband Claude A. Barnett

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Malene Djenaba Barnett WORKS

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

Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.