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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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NMAAHC

Cab Calloway Home Movie #1

Date
ca. 1951
Created by
Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
Nuffie Calloway, American, 1915 - 2008
Description
A 16mm black-and-white, silent home movie film by Cab and Zulme "Nuffie" Calloway during a tour of the Caribbean, with film edge code indicating a year of 1951. The film strip consists of double perforated film stock with frames in the middle.
The film begins with two panning shots of elementary school boys standing in formation and performing group exercises. This is followed by a sequence of shots taken from a moving vehicle. The shots depict a post office, a police station, and homes along the side of the road. A sign on the police station indicates that the location is Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago. Next, the camera captures a rail crossing as a freight train passes by. Further shots from the road follow. Most notably, there is a shot of school children studying at their desks outdoors. The next shot depicts a group of unidentified people posing for the camera in an unidentified location. This is followed by a panning shot taken at the courtyard of a school. A sign indicates that it is the Chaguanas Government School. The subsequent series of shots document the processing of raw sugar cane into sugar and features a number of the workers posing for the camera. The final sequence, taken from a moving vehicle, depicts individuals and homes along the side of the road. One shot in particular depicts a Hindu temple in the shape of a small tower.
Place filmed
Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Children
Composers (Musicians)
Conductors (Musicians)
Education
Entertainers
Film
Hinduism
Jazz (Music)
Labor
Singers (Musicians)
Sugarcane
Travel
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
Classification
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
A2015.273.2.1.1a
Type
silent films
home movies
black-and-white films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
Restrictions & Rights
Creative Arts By Calloway, LLC
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
acetate film
Dimensions
Length (film strip): 150 Feet
Duration: 00:04:46
Title
Title • Cab Calloway Home Movie #1
Record ID
nmaahc_A2015.273.2.1.1a
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
CAB CALLOWAY HOME MOVIE #1
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1940s • 1950s
Name
Calloway, Nuffie • Calloway, Cab
Place
North and Central America • Chaguanas • Trinidad and Tobago • Caribbean
Topic
Description and travel • Education • Labor unions • Conductors (Musicians) • Composers (Musicians) • Motion pictures • Children • Entertainers • Jazz (Music) • Singers (Musicians) • Sugarcane
Culture
African Americans • Hindus
Geo Location
City • Chaguanas • Country • Trinidad and Tobago • Subregion • Caribbean • Continent • North and Central America
Type
silent films • black-and-white films (visual works) • 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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Cab Calloway Home Movie #1

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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

Who became the first Black woman to travel into space?

Mae Jemison, aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.