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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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Cab Calloway Home Movie #2

Date
early 1950s
Created by
Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
Nuffie Calloway, American, 1915 - 2008
Subject of
Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
Nuffie Calloway, American, 1915 - 2008
Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
Description
A compilation reel of silent, black-and-white home movies featuring Cab Calloway and his family at their home in Long Island, NY and at the beach. (N.B. Original footage has exposure irregularities). It consists of 16mm film (2015.273.2.2.1a), an original 400-foot film reel (2015.273.2.2.1b), and original 400-foot film can (2015.273.2.2.1c).
The first two shots of the film were captured in front of the Calloway home. The first depicts Zulme "Nuffie" Calloway, Cab Calloway's wife, holding one of their children, and the second shows the local milkman dropping off milk. This is followed by shots of Mrs. Calloway and an unidentified woman exiting an unidentified building. The next shot captures an unidentified woman showing off one of Calloway's children for the camera. An overexposed section follows. The subsequent series of shots depict Calloway napping with one of his children in a hammock as an unidentified older woman sits next to them. This is followed by a sequence focused on Calloway's children, a toddler and an elementary-school-aged boy, and the unidentified older woman. The three individuals pose for the camera in different positions. Mrs. Calloway also appears in several shots. The next series again focuses on the toddler at a gathering of family and friends in the front yard. Lena Horne can be seen in many of the shots playing with the toddler. Horne interacts with various unidentified individuals and poses for the camera in front of Calloway's home in the following series of shots. The film concludes with a sequence filmed during a family trip to the beach. The Calloway's toddler-age child appears most prominently. There are also shots of Mrs. Calloway and an unidentified older child, as well as a shot of Calloway carrying the toddler on his shoulders.
Place filmed
Long Beach, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Actors
Children
Composers (Musicians)
Conductors (Musicians)
Domestic life
Entertainers
Families
Fatherhood
Film
Jazz (Music)
Motherhood
Recreation
Singers (Musicians)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
Classification
Archival Collections
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
A2015.273.2.2.1abc
Type
silent films
home movies
16mm (photographic film size)
Restrictions & Rights
© Creative Arts By Calloway, LLC
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
acetate film on metal
Dimensions
Length (film strip): 350 Feet
Duration: 00:12:38
Title
Title • Cab Calloway Home Movie #2
Record ID
nmaahc_A2015.273.2.2.1abc
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
CAB CALLOWAY HOME MOVIE #2
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1950s
Name
Horne, Lena • Calloway, Nuffie • Calloway, Cab
Place
New York • United States • Long Beach • North and Central America • Nassau County
Topic
Jazz (Music) • Actors and actresses • Recreation • Domestic life • Conductors (Musicians) • Composers (Musicians) • Family • Motion pictures • Children • Entertainers • Motherhood • Fatherhood • Singers (Musicians)
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Long Beach • County • Nassau County • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
silent films • 16mm (photographic film size) • Home movies
Online Media Type
Video recordings
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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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 Supreme Court case ruled state-sponsored public-school segregation unconstitutional?

Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.