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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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Grey jacket with skull patches worn by Big Boi of Outkast

Date
1992-2015
Manufactured by
Schott N.Y.C., American, founded 1913
Worn by
Big Boi, American, born 1975
Subject of
Outkast, American, founded 1992
Description
A gray wool double-breasted coat with skull patches and star pins worn by Big Boi of Outkast. The coat has a notched lapel, a single center back vent, and full-length straight sleeves without cuffs. The jacket can be closed left over right or right over left, with buttonholes and buttons on both sides of the center front. Each side closes with five (5) large gray round plastic buttons impressed with an anchor design, making ten (10) buttons total. The topmost button on each side is under the folded lapel, with a slightly wider gap between it and the second topmost button. There is an inset pocket at each front side waist lined in cream cotton flannel. A small white skull and crossbones patch outlined in black is sewn at the upper portion of each sleeve just below the shoulder seam. A large white skull and crossbones patch outlined in black is sewn across the center back just below the shoulders. Two pins (b,c) of four (4) silver five-pointed stars each are attached with two butterfly pinbacks to each side of the folded collar, though one of the pinbacks for the proper right pin (c) is missing.
The interior is lined with black synthetic fabric that is quilted in a crosshatch pattern. A welt pocket with the welt made from the gray wool is sewn into each interior front side chest. The pockets are lined in cream cotton flannel. Three manufacturer's labels are sewn at the interior center back neck, with the centermost being largest. It is white with black embroidered text reading "U. S. 740 N / PEA JACKET / NAME__________ / __________ / MFG. BY SCHOTT N.Y.C." A small care tag is sewn on the left seam and a size and place of manufacture tag is sewn on the right seam of the center tag. An additional tag is sewn at the interior proper right side seam waist noting the coat was made in the United States.
Topic
African American
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Hip-hop (Music)
Men
Rappers (Musicians)
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Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Antwan Patton
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2016.121.1abc
Type
jackets
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
a: wool, synthetic fiber, synthetic thread patches, and plastic buttons;
b,c: metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (On form): 34 × 24 × 15 in. (86.4 × 61 × 38.1 cm)
H x W x D (b, c (each)): 4 × 1 × 1/2 in. (10.2 × 2.5 × 1.3 cm)
Title
Object Name • Grey jacket with skull patches worn by Big Boi of Outkast
Record ID
nmaahc_2016.121.1abc
Museum
NMAAHC
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GREY JACKET WITH SKULL PATCHES WORN BY BIG BOI OF OUTKAST
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2010s • 1990s
Name
Schott N.Y.C. • Outkast • Big Boi
Topic
Hip-hop (Music) • Rappers (Musicians) • Clothing and dress • Fashion • Men
Culture
African Americans
Type
jackets
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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 Big Boi of Outkast at a Spin magazine photo shoot

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Purple Atlanta Braves baseball cap owned by Big Boi

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Photograph of Andre 3000 and Big Boi of Outkast at a Spin magazine photo shoot

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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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Who was the first African-American woman millionaire in the United States?

Madam C.J. Walker