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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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The Violence That Helped Spark the NAACP

In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference Citizenship Workbook

Date
ca. 1962
Created by
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
Owned by
Kitt E. Kennedy Sr., American, 1916 - 1988
Description
A softback book titled: [Southern Christian Leadership Conference Citizenship Workbook]. The front cover is black with a white vertical block that runs down the proper right side from the top. The block contains the initials: [S / C / L / C] stacked in black. To the right of the block, the initials’ corresponding words are lined up in white type. Together they read: [SOUTHERN / CHRISTIAN / LEADERSHIP / CONFERENCE]. At the bottom of the cover, centered, white type reads: [Citizenship Workbook]. The interior pages, thirty-two in total, are off-white paper with black type and black-and-white images throughout. The inside of the front cover contains information about SCLC Leadership, Citizenship Education Program leadership, and Voter Registration Project leadership. An off-white tab is stuck between front cover and first interior page. The Foreword contains text from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a black-and-white image of Dr. King, Dr. C. O. Simpkins and Robert F. Kennedy. There is an envelope adhered between the last interior page and back cover. The back cover has a white rectangular box, centered, with black type that reads: [This book belongs to:]. The rest of the box contains fill in the blanks that include: [Name / Address / City County / State]. Handwritten in pencil in the "Name" blank is: [Kitt].
Transcription Center Status
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Topic
African American
Activism
Civil Rights
Education
Suffrage
U.S. History, 1961-1969
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Classification
Books and Published Materials
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fay Allen Kennedy in memory of Kitt E. Kennedy, Sr.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.132
Type
books
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D (Closed): 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/4 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 0.6 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 11 × 17 × 1/4 in. (27.9 × 43.2 × 0.6 cm)
Title
Title • Southern Christian Leadership Conference Citizenship Workbook
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.132
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE CITIZENSHIP WORKBOOK
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1950s • 1970s
Name
Southern Christian Leadership Conference • Kennedy, Kitt E.
Topic
Activism • Suffrage • Education • Civil Rights • U.S. History, 1961-1969 • Civil rights
Culture
African Americans
Type
Books
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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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Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 4 no. 5

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Satin multi-colored patchwork print cape by Christian Lacroix

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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