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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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Magazine clipping advertising The Plantation Club, NYC

Date
May 1924
Published by
Vogue Magazine, American, founded 1892
Subject of
The Plantation Club, American, 1930s
Description
Magazine clipping advertising The Plantation Club, NYC. This page is taken from the magazine Vogue, May 1924 issue. The upper two thirds of the page are filled with a pencil drawing done in black white and grey tones. It depicts a stage scene with seven female dancers. Six dancers form a semicircle, and the seventh stands out in front. They wear costumes consisting of a bikini top, and a short skirt ending in a large feathery tutu. The background dancers have feather anklets, while the foreground dancer has feather anklets and bracelets. She stands with her left arm held straight out to the side and her right arm held out with arm bent and hand at shoulder height. The dancers are crossed by two spotlight beams, one from the rear of the stage and one from the right. Behind the dancers is a stage set that consists of a log cabin, a fence, a tree and a birdhouse on a post. In the log cabin window is a roughly sketched figure of a large woman wearing a shawl. At the bottom right corner of the page, in front of the staged scene, is a square table with three people sitting around it. The table is covered with a light colored cloth, and has a wine bottle and three place settings. The people around the table turn in their seats to watch the stage. Two are women in evening gowns, and the third is a man in a suit. Next to the table is a block of text that advertises the Plantation Club. The text begins "'Papa, Mamma, Baby, Daddy, Down in Tennessee'/ Actually at The Plantation, in New York." Along the top margin is the date "May, 1924" in the top left corner. In the top right corner is the page "57."
Place depicted
New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Dance
Musical Theatre
Nightlife
Popular music
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vicki Gold Levi
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.223.49
Type
advertisements
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 12 3/4 × 9 11/16 in. (32.4 × 24.6 cm)
Title
Object Name • Magazine clipping advertising The Plantation Club, NYC
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.223.49
Museum
NMAAHC
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MAGAZINE CLIPPING ADVERTISING THE PLANTATION CLUB, NYC
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1920s
Name
Vogue Magazine • The Plantation Club
Place
New York City • New York County • United States • North and Central America
Topic
Nightlife • Music • Dance • Musical Theatre
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • New York City • County • New York County • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Advertisements
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Photograph of two chorus girls from Club Plantation

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Sign advertising Club Plantation

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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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Who became the first Black woman to travel into space?

Mae Jemison, aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.