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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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Ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century

Mansa Musa was the ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa. Details recorded here should be sourced; unknown information is left blank.

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Marc Steiner Oral History Interview

Date
August 2, 2017
Created by
National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
Interview of
Marc B. Steiner, American, born 1946
Interviewed by
Kelly Elaine Navies, American
Recorded by
Kim Moir, American
Subject of
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
Gloria St. Clair Hayes Richardson, American, 1922 - 2021
Boy Scouts of America, American, founded 1910
Young Patriots Organization, American, 1968 - 1973
Description
An oral history consisting of a single digital video recording (2018.78.2.1). It was collected as part of the Poor People’s Campaign Interviews.
In this interview, radio host and activist Marc Steiner discusses his early life and activism; his experience of the Poor People’s Campaign in 1968; and his career as a theater educator and radio host in Baltimore.
Steiner begins the interview by discussing his upbring and family life in Baltimore. Through this discussion, Steiner reflects on the experiences and relationships that both activated his racial consciousness and led him become involved in Civil Rights Movement. Steiner also speaks about the influence of his time at the Stockbridge School, an alternative school in Massachusetts that was both international and multiracial. Steiner then talks about how he became involved with the Young Patriots and turns to a discussion of his experience at Resurrection City during the Poor People’s Campaign.
Steiner then speaks about his life and career in Baltimore after the Poor People’s Campaign. He discusses his passion for theater and talks about his work with a diversion program that exposed young people to acting as well as a theater program for incarcerated youth. He also discusses his years as a theater teacher before going on to talk about his career in radio. Steiner concludes the interview by discussing some of his future projects and by reflecting on the current political moment.
Place collected
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Activism
Black power
Civil Rights
Humanitarianism
Justice
Labor
Politics
Poverty
Race relations
Segregation
U.S. History, 1961-1969
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Collection title
Poor People’s Campaign Oral Histories
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
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
2018.78.2.1
Type
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
digital
Dimensions
Duration: 01:39:20
22.24 GB
Title
Title • Marc Steiner Oral History Interview
Record ID
nmaahc_2018.78.2.1
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
MARC STEINER ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2010s • 1940s
Name
Richardson, Gloria St. Clair Hayes • Poor People's Campaign • Steiner, Marc B. • Navies, Kelly Elaine • Boy Scouts of America • National Museum of African American History and Culture • Moir, Kim • Young Patriots Organization
Place
District of Columbia • Baltimore • United States • North and Central America • Maryland • Washington
Topic
Justice • Activism • Poor People's Campaign • Poverty • Segregation • Civil Rights • U.S. History, 1961-1969 • Black power • African American - Latinx Solidarity • Humanitarianism • Labor unions • Civil rights • Politics • Race relations
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Washington • State • District of Columbia • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America • City • Baltimore • State • Maryland
Type
Video recordings • digital media - born digital • Oral histories (document genres) • Interviews
Online Media Rights
Copyright Owned

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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Purple and black evening dress with sash by Marc Bohan for Dior

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Peach wool jacket and skirt with matching scarf by Marc Bohan for Dior

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Digital print of police confronting a mob during a Chicago Freedom Movement marc

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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

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

Madam C.J. Walker