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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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Poster for the Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church in Philadelphia

Date
1916
Created by
Mother Bethel AME Church, American, founded 1794
Subject of
The Right Reverend Richard Allen, American, 1760 - 1831
William Wesley Beckett, American, born 1859
Description
A black-and-white poster with a pictorial history of the ministers and bishops of the Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church in Philadelphia, in celebration of the African Methodist Episcopal Church centennial celebration in 1916. At center is an oval portrait of founder Bishop Richard Allen. To the left of Allen is a depiction of a two-story blacksmith shop with the caption [FIRST CHURCH BUILT ON SPOT WHERE BLACKSMITH SHOP STOOD / INCORPORATED / 1796]. Beneath Allen's portrait is an interior scene of the two men laboring in the blacksmith shop with the caption [BLACKSMITH SHOP] and to the right is an illustration of the three-story masonry church building with the caption ["MOTHER" BETHEL PHILADELPHIA / PLACE OF MEETING OF THE / CENTENNIAL GENERAL / CONFERENCE / 1916]. Surrounding the center scenes is a montage of thirty-eight (38) numbered, oval portraits of church bishops and ministers from Allen to William Beckett, minister in 1916.
Place depicted
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
African Methodist Episcopal
Communities
Free communities of color
Methodist
Photography
Religion
The Black Church
U.S. History, 1783-1815
U.S. History, 1865-1921
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Exhibition
Slavery and Freedom
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
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
2012.46.70
Type
portraits
posters
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 16 x 19 7/8 in. (40.6 x 50.5 cm)
Title
Object Name • Poster for the Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church in Philadelphia
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.46.70
Museum
NMAAHC
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POSTER FOR THE MOTHER BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1910s
Name
Allen, Richard • Beckett, William Wesley • Cavaness, Carolyn
Place
United States • North and Central America • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Topic
Photography • U.S. History, 1865-1921 • Communities • African Methodist Episcopal • Religion • The Black Church • Free communities of color • U.S. History, 1783-1815
Culture
African Americans
Exhibition
NMAAHC • Slavery and Freedom
Geo Location
City • Philadelphia • State • Pennsylvania • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Posters • Portraits
On Physical Exhibit
Yes
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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Poster for the Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church in Philadelphia

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Pepsi ad in Ebony magazine, "Refreshes without filling... Have a Pepsi"

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Business card for Pepsi-Cola employee Philip G. Kane

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Time Off for Hot Dog and a Pepsi - Total 15¢

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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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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

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

The Greenwood District.