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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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Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman

Date
1979
Written by
Michele Wallace, American, born 1952
Published by
Dial Press, 1923 - 1985
Description
Hardback copy of Michele Wallace's Black Macho & the Myth of the Superwoman book. Paper cover is off-white with black, red, and pink type. Front of paper cover reads [BLACK/MACHO] in red, with [& the Myth of the] underneath in black, with [SUPER-/WOMAN] underneath in pink letters with black shadow, with ["I am saying ...there is a profound distrust, if not hatred, between black/men and black women that has been nursed along largely by white/racism but also by an almost deliberate ignorance on the part of blacks/about the sexual politics of their expereience in this country."/Michele Wallace] at the bottom in black, various sized, types. Hardback cover itself is mustard yellow with black binding. Interior pages, 182 pages total, are off-white with black type, front and back. Back of paper cover has a black-and-white image of Michele Wallace (frontal bust view) by Faith Ringgold, in a turtleneck with scarf wrapped around her head. Underneath the image has multiple reviews of the book and Michele Wallace's writing, by Gloria Steinem, Alice Walker, Susan Brownmiller, and Robin Morgan, in black type. There is a red star stamped onto the bottom edge of the book pages.
Spine of jacket reads "Wallace (horizontal) / BLACK MACHO & the Myth of the SUPER WOMAN / The Dial Press (horizontal)". Spine of book has metallic copper text reading "WALLACE / BLACK MACHO / AND THE MYTH / OF THE / SUPERWOMAN / THE DIAL PRESS" and the logo for the press beneath its name.
Topic
African American
Feminism
Gender
Women
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Classification
Books and Published Materials
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.58.3
Type
books
Restrictions & Rights
© Michelle Wallace 1979
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper, cardboard, and synthetic fiber
Dimensions
H x W x D (closed): 8 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 7/8 in. (21.6 × 14.6 × 2.2 cm)
H x W x D (open): 8 1/2 × 12 1/8 × 7/8 in. (21.6 × 30.8 × 2.2 cm)
Title
Title • Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.58.3
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
BLACK MACHO AND THE MYTH OF THE SUPERWOMAN
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1970s
Name
Wallace, Michele • Dial Press
Topic
Women • Feminism • Gender issues
Culture
African Americans
Type
Books
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
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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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US Navy fatigues worn by Adm. Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half)

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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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Which heavyweight champion was known as the “Brown Bomber”?

Joe Louis.