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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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Program from the dedication of the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial

Date
July 10, 1974
Commissioned by
National Council of Negro Women, American, founded 1935
Produced by
National Park Service, American, founded 1916
US Department of the Interior, American, founded 1849
Subject of
Mary McLeod Bethune, American, 1875 - 1955
Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial, American, dedicated 1974
J. Max Bond Jr., American, 1935 - 2009
Robert Berks, American, 1922 - 2011
Ronald H. Walker, American, born 1937
Claire Randall, American, 1919 - 2007
Richard V. Moore, American, 1906 - 1994
Bethune-Cookman University, American, founded 1904
Walter E. Washington, American, 1915 - 2003
Roscoe Lee Browne, American, 1922 - 2007
Cicely Tyson, American, 1924 - 2021
Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005
Dorothy Height, American, 1912 - 2010
Rogers Morton, American, 1914 - 1979
President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
Andrew Young, American, born 1932
Marian Anderson, American, 1897 - 1993
Description
Program from the 1974 dedication of the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial in Lincoln Park, Washington DC. The program consists of four pages printed on a single page of heavy card stock, folded in half on its longer side. The card stock is cream colored and all print is blue. The cover features an image of the memorial on its upper half with the words [Theme: Live the Legacy] directly below. The bottom half of the cover contains the text [DEDICATION CEREMONIES / of the / Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial / LINCOLN PARK / WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA / JULY 10, 1974]. The left page of the program's interior shows a photograph of Bethune seen from the shoulders up, with the United States Capitol dome visible behind her. To the right of the photograph is a quote from Bethune's "Last Will and Testament" prayer/poem. Below the photograph and quote is a short biography of Bethune's life. A list of distinguished guests attending the dedication and their titles and/or institutional affiliations appears at the bottom of the page. The right page of the program's interior lists the order of events for the ceremony and the indviduals participating in each section. The back cover of the program contains a long list of sponsoring organizations, arranged alphabetically in two columns. A "special note" at the bottom of the page provides a short biography of sculptor Robert Berks who created the memorial's three figures.
Place depicted
Lincoln Park, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Civil Rights
Education
Humanitarianism
Race relations
Social reform
Women
Women's organizations
Youth
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
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
2024.110.2.1
Type
programs
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
colored ink on card stock
Dimensions
H x W (folded): 9 3/4 × 7 1/4 in. (24.8 × 18.4 cm)
H x W (unfolded): 9 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (24.8 × 36.8 cm)
Title
Object Name • Program from the dedication of the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial
Record ID
nmaahc_2024.110.2.1
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
PROGRAM FROM THE DEDICATION OF THE MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE MEMORIAL
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1970s
Name
US Department of the Interior • Randall, Claire • Tyson, Cicely • Bethune, Mary McLeod • Nixon, Richard Milhous • Morton, Rogers • Bond, J. Max • Moore, Richard V. • Bethune-Cookman University • Young, Andrew • Washington, Walter E. • Height, Dorothy • National Council of Negro Women • National Park Service • Anderson, Marian • Berks, Robert • Browne, Roscoe Lee • Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial • Walker, Ronald H. • Chisholm, Shirley Anita
Place
District of Columbia • United States • North and Central America • Lincoln Park • Washington
Topic
Women • Women's organizations • Humanitarianism • Social reform • Education • Civil Rights • Youth • Civil rights • Race relations
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
Locale • Lincoln Park • City • Washington • State • District of Columbia • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Programs (documents)
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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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.