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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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New England Loyal Publication Society No. 147

Date
1863
Published by
New England Loyal Publication Society, American, founded 1863
Description
A broadside of the New England Loyal Publication Society, consisting of a single sheet of white wove rag paper with printed black ink on one side only. The top right corner has undergone a prior repair.The header across the top reads [No. 147 / NEW ENGLAND LOYAL PUBLICATION SOCIETY / OFFICE, No. 8 STUDIO BUILDING, BOSTON / DECEMBER 18, 1863.]. The text is arranged in three columns and consists of four articles: "Leasing Plantations," regarding government leased plantations along the Mississippi River and conditions for the formerly enslaved laborers including pay, housing, rations, clothing, and keeping families together; "The Solution to the Negro Question" (from the St. Joseph, Missouri Morning Herald), “the enlistment of colored men” from Boone and Calloway counties in Missouri based on Order No. 135 and arguing against reimbursement of the enslavers who are known not to be “loyal owners;" "Arkansas," about the number of new regiments for the Union being raised in Arkansas and how the tide has shifted toward the Union in that state; and "Yankee Subjugation" (from the New Orleans Era), considering the Union occupation of New Orleans which is significantly lowering the cost of living in that city. The verso has a handwritten inscription reading [N.E.L.P. Soc. / No. 147 Mar. 1864].
Place printed
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Agriculture
American South
Commerce
Economics
Government
Mass media
Military
Politics
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
United States Colored Troops
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Collection title
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Books and Published Materials
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2019.26.10
Type
broadsides
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
wove rag paper
Dimensions
H x W: 14 × 9 11/16 in. (35.5 × 24.6 cm)
Title
Title • New England Loyal Publication Society No. 147
Record ID
nmaahc_2019.26.10
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NEW ENGLAND LOYAL PUBLICATION SOCIETY NO. 147
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1860s
Name
New England Loyal Publication Society
Place
United States • Massachusetts • North and Central America • Suffolk County • Boston
Topic
Economics • American South • Government • U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865 • Agriculture • Politics • Mass media • Business • Military • United States Colored Troops
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Boston • County • Suffolk County • State • Massachusetts • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Broadsides (notices)
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Wilt Chamberlin, Boston, 1967

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Boston Athletic Association medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

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Photograph of Len Bias on NBA Draft Day, with newspaper clipping

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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.